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Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Be careful what you wish for. Many European countries and their citizens have long been complaining about the growing problem of overtourism in their respective cities. Italy, for one, has introduced new rules and regulations prohibiting sitting on ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... pitfalls. "For one, their simplistic approach to ESG scoring can lead to undesired biases; for example, towards large-cap European firms," it said. "These companies tend to be more transparent than their peers concerning sustainability matters. Therefore ...

Bennelong announces executive hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Bennelong in Sydney. Stewart will join BennBridge from OppenheimerFunds, where he was chief executive of OppenheimerFunds' European business from 2016. During his three-year tenure, he was responsible for the group's international expansion into EMEA ...

Challenger boutique winds up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... million in intangible asset and wind up costs following FME's closure. Fidante was aiming to distribute FME to its European client base, adding it had no plans to pitch it to Australian clients unless there was specific interest down the line. The ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... immediate but orderly move, at the beginning of next year, to a deep free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union". "The most recent indicators suggest that global growth has stabilised, reflecting the partial easing of trade ...

Link Group expands with Europe acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
Link has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a European loan servicing, advisory and asset management business. Link Group is set to acquire 100% of Pepper European Servicing (PES) for an upfront payment of around $266 million, and a further ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... the coronavirus was making the headlines, or because financial markets widely expected it, or a bit of both, but the European Central Bank's (ECB) first Governing Council meeting for 2020 - Madam Christine Lagarde's second meeting as ECB president ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... falling 2.7%, the Hong Kong Hang Seng dropping 1.1%, and Japan's Nikkei falling 2%. Meanwhile in Europe, the composite European Stoxx 600 fell 1.7% at the open, while London's FTSE 100 dropped 1.6%, and Germany's Dax suffered a 1.7% blow. ...

DWS bolsters property portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... has announced the acquisition of The Sebel Hotel in Canberra. The off-market transaction was made on behalf of it major European real estate investment funds from the Zapari Group. The hotel, which is comprised of 144 recently refurbished rooms over ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... jurisdiction, second only to the US. Activists fought in 19 campaigns and deployed US$4.5 billion in capital last year in Japan. European activism decreased overall during 2019, driven by 10 fewer campaigns in the UK. The report notes that activity expanded ...