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AMP Capital sells clean energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
AMP Capital is selling off its entire stake in a European provider of clean energy solutions for an undisclosed figure. AMP Capital and Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc, became co-owners of Adven in January 2016, taking ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... partnership with the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, APG, to expand a serviced apartment chain across major European capital cities. The asset owners announced the agreement with City ID overnight, set to see the aparthotel provider grow ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... regional manager for NSW and Queensland. Its last launch was a small caps strategy in 2018, for which it hired Schroders European portfolio manager Sam Twidale to co-manage with DNR Veteran Mark Sedawie. DNR manages about $5.5 billion in total.

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... increase in the US and in India, among others that are already prompting renewed containment measures. Then again, as the European Central Bank (ECB) staff recently noted, "By virtue of the experience gained on how to deal with the pandemic, these responses ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
They came, they deliberated, they...well...didn't do anything. At its September 10 meeting, the European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 0.00%; marginal lending facility rate at ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... increase allocations to private debt over the next three to five years, with demand highest among North American (54%) and European (54%) respondents. Meanwhile, Asian (57%) and North Americam (55%) instos are showing a strong appetite for private equity. ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... manager Northern Trust is the largest player in the sustainable index fund space, while BlackRock/iShares is the dominant European ETF provider. While most of the growth in ESG indexed funds stems from equities, the passive sustainable fixed-income space ...

Equity Trustees rejigs two leadership roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... attracting large fund managers to Equity Trustees, we aim to make the most of the significant opportunity to grow our European business. "We are confident this alignment of energy and expertise will ensure we make the most of the many opportunities available ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... have all had spikes of between 46.9% and 59.4%." Better lock your door. "In response, containment measures from various European governments have focused on targeted initiatives, such as clamping down on nightclubs, requiring masks in public areas and ...

First State Super, CEFC back new bond

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... for Asia Pacific Pascal Fischer said. "We are pleased to support climate transition efforts in Australia and bring our European expertise to the development of this innovative climate index." The CEFC committed $60 million to the green bond to support ...