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Macquarie consortium bids for technology firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... about two thirds of the shares or 145.3 million in Byggfakta. Byggfakta has more than 2000 employees spread across 26 countries. It specialises in providing software solutions such as project information, market intelligence and e-tendering to companies ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
Vanguard predicts that developed countries will grapple with "mild recessions" in 2024 as they manage a "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. The global fund manager warned in its A return to sound money report that interest rates will remain ...

Mirova seeks €350m for new sustainable land management fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity preservation and social inclusion, particularly for women in emerging countries. Mirova said MSLF2 will be structured as a blended finance vehicle, combining public and private capital. By committing public ...

GSFM to distribute Access Capital Partners offering to HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... wholesale investors and family offices." UBS' latest Year Ahead 2024 report said it expects 3% growth from European countries in the year ahead.

J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... said. "The portfolio management team has the ability to tap into a diverse range of alpha sources by investing across countries and sectors providing investors with quality fixed income and active management in uncertain markets." JPMAM chief executive ...

Global X slashes ETF fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Corporates Total Market Index, aims to provide local investors with a simple way to invest in high-yield bonds from developed countries across the world, while also diversifying their portfolio with global exposure. Meanwhile, USTB is a passively managed ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... inflation is continuing to ease and the energy price rises have unwound" - but this has a long way to go - and many countries find that core services inflation is declining more slowly. "An important implication of this homegrown and demand-driven component ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... quality companies should set off cyclical headwinds from slower US economic growth. "We expect 3% growth from European countries and 16% from emerging markets," it said. UBS CIO said quality stocks are among its highest conviction calls in the equity ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... inflation down. "[Monetary] policy doesn't just operate through the cash flow channel because it works in other countries where they don't have a strong cash flow channel. And it works here as well. It works through what economists call "intertemporal ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... decrease in productivity performance. The paper notes that similar concerns are being addressed globally, prompting countries to reassess their competition policy settings. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the consultation will examine whether current merger ...