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Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Willis Towers Watson's head of investments for Asia-Pacific will leave the company after 23 years, and a successor has been appointed. Naomi Denning originally joined WTW in 1994. She also worked as an asset consultant at Mercer for five years, and ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Australia's school education performance against global benchmarks in mathematics, reading and science may be falling but their financial literacy performance is strongly above average, ranking fifth from 15 countries. According to a statement released ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... countries the US Treasury Department (in its recent semi-annual report) placed on a "currency manipulators' watch list. But Canada -- One of America's closest allies, its next-door neighbour, its BFF, its conjoined twin? According to reports, US Commerce ...

RBC secures custody mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
RBC Investor and Treasury Services won the custody and administration mandate for a diversified Australian financial services provider with more than $1.25 billion in funds under management. The investor and treasury services arm of the Royal Bank of ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
"Some pick-up in wages growth is also expected, although wage increases are likely to remain below average for some time yet. Our liaison with businesses does not suggest that a pick-up in wage growth is imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further ...

More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
February's flood of half-year reports from listed retail investment managers conveys a critical narrative about the changing nature of wealth product manufacturers and their respective distribution strategies. As investment manager profits remain under ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... deficit); European Union (US$12.3 billion deficit); Japan (US$6.5 billion deficit); Mexico (US$4.4 billion deficit) and Canada (US$2.2 billion deficit).

Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... highest allocation to cash, primarily due to SMSFs. Australia's allocation is 16% of the total, in contrast to the US and Canada (2%), UK (1%) and Japan (4%). Newfield said the management of risk continues to be a central focus for pension funds around ...

Canadian pension fund enters AMP Capital property portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
The billion-dollar New Zealand property portfolio managed by AMP Capital is welcoming its latest co-investor, a second Canadian pension fund. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is acquiring a 50% stake from fellow Canadian owner, the Public ...

US and China family office giants to collaborate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Two major family offices in China and the US have discussed an ongoing collaboration. Wang Jianlin, China's richest man and owner of the multinational Wanda Group, met with LDJ Capital Multi-Family Office chair David Drake to discuss working together. ...