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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). ...

NZICA and ICAA members approve merger plans

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

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 ...

Syria on ice and other things nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

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 ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... that came out of China. Whoops! There's the default one that comes out each time there's good growth news in the Middle Kingdom - that's "you can't trust China's statistics. Only slowing growth numbers are correct, factual and to be trusted! Oh, pa-lease! ...