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M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... US$9.4 billion ($12.5 billion) bid for Australian transport company Asciano. The bid was led by a consortium including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The researcher said an uncertain environment ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Elizabeth Sheedy. Sheedy's co-authored paper finds more than 30,000 staff from seven commercial banks in Australia and Canada generally perceive their institution's risk structures are effective. However "a significant number of staff perceive that remuneration ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Pacific Pension Institute and the Pension Investment Association of Canada. He was a member of the advisory board at the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and the Faculty Advisory Board at UBC Sauder School ...

IFM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
IFM Investors has announced the appointment of a new director to its board. Based in Canada, Carol Gray is also a director at the American Express Bank of Canada and the Infrastructure Ontario and Land Corporation. She was previously president and general ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... 2014. As a point of difference, though, equity exposure has generally increased at the expense of fixed income. The US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia were the leaders in this "return-seeking behaviour." As an Australian example, the report noted ...

Suncorp on the hunt for new CIO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... infrastructure group Gardior. Prior to joining Suncorp, he was acting chief executive officer at Presima, based in Montreal Canada. This followed a nearly eight year stint at nabInvest, where he held the roles of investment director and director of various ...

Focus Financial expands into Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... affording access to Focus' capital strength and resources. MW Lomax is the third international firm to join Focus, following Canada-based Dorchester Wealth Management and the UK -based Greystone Financial Services. MW Lomax currently has a staff of 55 ...

Perpetual retains RBC Investor & Treasury Services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Perpetual has retained RBC Investor & Treasury Services as its custodian and administrator. The Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary will continue to provide custody and administration services, as well as unit pricing, fund accounting, tax and foreign exchange ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... (-21.3%), China (-18.2%), Japan (-15.7%), Thailand (-9.1%). Imports from Taiwan increased by 2.6% and by 1.8% from the US. Canada producer prices Deflation returned to Canada as producer prices dropped by a bigger-than-expected 1.1% in the month of February ...

IMF Bentham announces $30m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... largest litigation funder in Australia, now offering its services in overseas jurisdictions including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Its principal activities are the investigation, funding ...