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Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Financial professionals in the United States are optimistic about a market recovery, while pessimism is highest in the Asian region where professionals are forecasting double-digit losses, according to Natixis. In its most recent Natixis Investment ...

Boutique expands investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... focus on Maple-Brown Abbott's overall ESG strategy, including guiding the firm on its obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment initiative.

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... they are currently carrying an additional constituent as a result of the recent GrainCorp Limited (XASX: GNC) demerger of United Malt Group Limited (XASX: UMG)," S&P said. Commenting, Centuria's joint chief executive Jason Huljich said: "This is an especially ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... are its most significant since its establishment in 1975, he said, and follow changes to foreign investment made by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand. "Our foreign investment regulatory framework has always sort to strike a ...

Newgate fund starts new life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... global listed and unlisted infrastructure, and fixed interest securities. The new management team will be based out of United Kingdom. The management costs will halve from 1.5% per year to 75bps. The manager change also returns the fund to normal daily ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... should boycott the FASEA exam has led to a call for associations to merge in order to better represent the industry. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) has called on its 6000-strong membership base to boycott the FASEA exam. UFAA chair ...

Former MLC super boss joins First Sentier

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... Wastcoat, a former First State Investments non-executive director, brings more than 25 years of executive experience in the United States, Europe and Asia, with a track record of leading large businesses. First Sentier Investors chairman Sunao Yokokawa ...

Hong Kong financial hub status at risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... autonomous from mainland China and therefore should be treated the same. "Hong Kong does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as US laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997," Pompeo said in a statement ...

Westpac announces executive changes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... to have the opportunity to serve with an incredible team at one of the most well respected financial institutions in the United Kingdom," he said in a post on LinkedIn. "I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Westpac and to the very special ...