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G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... plus 9.4 in Jan. Blame the weather too for the drop in retail spending in Canada (down 1.8% in December) and the United Kingdom (down 1.5% in December). Now don't get me wrong, s'il vous plait, I'm not disputing any of these for details of the reports ...

Australian operations boost GBST

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... that the lift in profits came despite a challenging environment. Wealth management sales grew in Australia and the United Kingdom but competition also increased, Lake said. Product development expenditure had also resulted in lower margins. "The strength ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... years' experience in advising and managing institutional funds and investment teams in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. He worked most recently at AMP Capital Investors as head of Investment Solutions in the Multi-Asset Group, and before that ...

Praemium UK director resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Praemium United Kingdom managing director John Martin has resigned, effective January 31, 2014. Martin has left the company after six years to "pursue new challenges," according to a Praemium announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ...

Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... scrutinise the happenings there, the calmer their financials are. This, in turn, has allowed the economy of the United Kingdom to make great strides. Financial markets now expect third quarter UK GDP growth to accelerate to 0.8% from 0.7% in the previous ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... funding deficits - twice the number recorded in 2007. DB plans around the world are winding down operations. In the United Kingdom, for example, only 13% of DB plans are open to new members, while 20% of those have frozen the defined benefits at the ...

Zenith execs to head consultancy firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... over $7.0 billion in fee earning assets. It has offices in Hong Kong, Zurich, Lausanne, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom and New York. "Gottex is one of the largest hedge fund allocators in Asia and today's announcement further reinforces our ...

Morningstar investment advice subsidiary makes four appointments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... business development and product specialist and analyst roles for Dresdner, UBS Warburg, and Deutsche Bank in the United Kingdom. Jackson and Finneran will support the delivery of Ibbotson's investment advisory services and investment management capabilities ...

Newpin SBB benefits from international legal expertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... with Social Ventures Australia comes after the international law firm advised on a similar bond program in the United Kingdom. Proceeds from Social Finance Limited's Social Impact Bonds were used to fund prisoner rehabilitation programs in the UK. In ...

NZ Super takes stand on nuclear weapons

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... bases have increased as part of recent programmes to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. New Zealand Super had already excluded publicly listed nuclear base operator Lockheed Martin. The Fund also confirmed ...