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Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... increased almost threefold over the past three years, with assets under management swelling to $295 billion (US$195 billion) worldwide. That's according to the latest Morningstar report, which analyses the key trends emerging in the thematic funds arena. ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... rate policy), NIRP (negative interest rate policy) and QE (quantitative easing) worked, sending most equity markets worldwide into record highs. Coronaphobia - the fear of being infected by the virus as distinct from the disease itself - has exposed ...

Chief economist update: A sensationalised version of the flu?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... haven't we? Flu affects more people - according to the World Health Organization (WHO), it affects up to 5,000,000 people worldwide - and more people die - "Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year". That's ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... 2595 dead. You call that a virus? Flu is a virus. According to Medscape: "The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide, annual influenza epidemics result in about 3-5 million cases of severe illness and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths." Then ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... of automatic exchange of financial information between countries, registers of beneficial ownership, information from worldwide data leaks and improved tax enforcement had made hiding wealth offshore increasingly difficult. "What this work shows is that ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... sites for the downgrade, leading to iPhone supply shortages globally, which in turn, "will temporarily affect revenues worldwide". Demand in China too, has been impacted by the spreading coronavirus, with all Apple stores in China closed, and only some ...

Chief economist update:China prepares anti-viral injection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... infection from the coronavirus continues to multiply and, along with it, the sense of panic that has resulted in an almost worldwide ban on travel to and from China, complete lockdown of Wuhan and face masks running out of stock, among others. The coronavirus ...

GQG Partners hires insto director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... here in Australia is a very exciting prospect." GQG manages around $40 billion in discretionary and advisory assets worldwide, as at 31 December 2019, with $4 billion of that representing 30 institutional investors around Australasia.

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Global Equities Fund MFS Global Equity Trust Nikko AM Global Share Fund INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES - HIGH PERFORMANCE C WorldWide Global Equity Trust Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund Magellan Global Fund Magellan High Conviction Fund T.Rowe Price Global ...

Global firm appoints Australia chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... offering in the region. We plan to leverage his expertise to accelerate growth in Australia and throughout our products worldwide." BTIG is a global financial services firm that specialises in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related ...