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Pinnacle makes senior hire for American distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
In a newly created role, Pinnacle Investment Management Group (Pinnacle) has appointed Michael Putica as managing director, Americas. Putica has spent the last 17 years at State Street Global Markets as both its managing director, portfolio solutions ...

Soros hands the reins to son

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... will "boost its support for voting and abortion rights." "I'm more political than my father," he said. The Hungarian-American businessman built his fortune by establishing the Soros Fund (later the Quantum Endowment Fund) in the 1970's, and is ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... were lower. Elsewhere, Asia Pacific HNWIs are catching up to those in North America, with a 4.9% delta between North American and APAC HNWI population growth and a 4.7% difference in financial wealth last year narrowing North America's dominance. Within ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... on June 5. "We still have a lot of work to do but I believe this is an agreement in principle that's worthy of the American people," McCarthy commented. "It has historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... anticipates that mine production is set to grow more meaningfully over the next year, particularly in Peru (Teck and Anglo American mines) and Chile (BHP's Escondida). A decade ago, greenfield projects made up well under half of total pipeline. Now ...

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
In a widely anticipated move, the US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, elevating the target range to 5% - 5.25%, marking the highest level in 16 years. The central bank's decision comes as part of its ongoing commitment ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... AustralianSuper and Aware Super are upping their staff in both London and or New York to deploy capital into European and North American private markets, so there is certainly an appetite for increased alternative exposure. Lukas is best known for his ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... pay into the Deposit Insurance Fund," Biden said. "Because of the actions that our regulators have already taken, every American should feel confident that their deposits will be there if and when they need them." He added, if banks are taken over by ...

Airlie founder to step down, successor named

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Industrial Share Fund (AASF), on the ASX. Magellan simultaneously acquired US manager Frontier Partners Group, its North American distribution partner since 2011, managing institutional clients. Total consideration for both acquisitions came to $19 million ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The US state is spending big on financial education and is close to mandating personal finance courses for high school students in a bid to combat financial illiteracy. Assembly Bill 984, introduced by assembly member Kevin McCarty on February 15, would ...