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US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
US Treasury released a report overnight that makes several recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations ...

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... and investors, was selected based on its client relationships and ability to market absolute return services to a North American client base, the company said. Platinum chief executive Kerr Neilson said appointing AccessAlpha is the next step in continuing ...

TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... Insurance Excellence Award. Among the highlights, Zurich Australia received the Funeral Cover Level Premiums Award for American Express Funeral Advantage; OnePath Life won the Accident Cover Award; NobleOak Life received the TPD Award, while the Income ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... applied to fixed income, but just one-third (32%) are using factor strategies within their fixed income portfolios. North American (52%) and European (47%) investors are eyeing multi-asset and multi-factor products as preferred structures for factor ...

AMP Capital invests in US telecoms giant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... to the portfolio for our investors, AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt principal Patrick Trears said. "We see the North American telecommunications infrastructure space as particularly attractive right now, and expect it will be a driver of future growth ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... on Trump's "four principles for tax reform: First, make the tax code simple, fair and easy to understand. Second, give American workers a pay raise by allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks. Third, make America the jobs magnet of the ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... performance in 2015, family offices' average investment portfolio bounced back to a notable 7% return in 2016. North American family offices produced the strongest performance at 7.7% and Asia-Pacific family offices were a close second at 6.7%. According ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... the past 18 months," he said. Established in 1988, the CIMA certification meets international accreditation standards (American Nation Standards Institute/ISO 17024) for personnel certification. The CIMA certification process requires candidates to meet ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... However, with 224 million people, a PPP-adjusted GDP growth rate of 5.1% over the past 15 years and a 50% share of all Latin American trade, both private and public markets in the Pacific Alliance are quickly gaining exposure. On the unlisted side, Botero ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... research, the world's top 300 pension funds now represent 43.2% of global pension assets, rising from 42.5% in 2015. North American funds showed the most noticeable annualised growth rate over the last five years, growing by 6.7% during the period. Funds ...