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Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
The year 2021 is shaping up to be a mirror image of the year that preceded it - annus horribilis 2020 - when economic growth forecasts were being sliced as the coronavirus epidemic that started in China turned into a pandemic of biblical proportions. ...

T. Rowe Price expands in Asia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... and deepen its research coverage of China's rapidly growing investment universe, and to employ additional analysts on the ground who can cover Chinese companies locally. T. Rowe Price said the move will further enhance its global research platform, which ...

Channel Capital expands overseas

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
The $16 billion Sydney multi-boutique has launched a Cayman Islands based offshore business, with a new on-the-ground head. Channel Capital Cayman will be headed by Mark Cook, a director for Cayman Islands and other offshore investment funds. The business ...

Nuveen bolsters APAC team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... clients by attracting and retaining the best talent in the business, coupled with a local footprint achieved through on-the-ground investment expertise and strong relationships across our whole network from sellers to intermediaries," England-Brammer ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
Crude oil prices jumped to one-year highs - WTI oil to US$58.46 per barrel; Brent oil to US$55.73 - this early in the New Year. Well, they have to bounce some time especially given the battering it received in 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic grounded ...

New trading platform to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The trading platform that encourages long-term investing backed by automation is gaining ground with a new generation of investors. Retail trading platform Pearler gives investors the option to invest how they please or set up an "autoinvest" strategy ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... the economy, social equality and for the aviation manufacturing industry in Scotland," he said. CAELUS will develop the ground infrastructure needed to recharge the drones and the control systems for flying along with designing pathways to ensure the ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Joggin' Joe hits the ground running. Not soon after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden rolled up his sleeves and went to work. Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums ...

Super industry to fill China investment gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
Australia's superannuation industry said it is prepared to fill the gap for infrastructure investment after the Treasurer rejected a deal with a Chinese-owned entity on the grounds of national security. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg put an end to the $300 ...

Cromwell makes Italian acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... pulled future e-commerce and online growth forward, giving impetus to the broader sector," Cotterell said. "Our on-the-ground country teams ably supported by our multi-jurisdictional platform experts can source and structure opportunities to meet the ...