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Evans & Partners adds distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... said he is excited to be taking the international equities strategy to the next level. "The investment team has done a sterling job in terms of performance and client service in volatile markets and I'll be capitalising on their hard work over the next ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... described the state of the UK economy. UK GDP growth shrank for the seventh straight quarter in June 1992 and the pound sterling was forced out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) on the 16th of September of the same year - sending the British currency ...

Warakirri appoints exclusive manager for equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... will now take the cake from five other managers (AllianceBernstein, Cooper Investors, Greencape Capital, Allan Gray, Sterling Equity, Ubique Asset Management). Warakirri has managed money for institutions including charitable trusts since the 1990s and ...

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... February 2050. Trigona said the new Euro bond would diversify TCorp's investor base. "Previously we've issued in Sterling, Swiss and Yen, and we are delighted to have added Euro to the mix," she said. "This transaction represented a great opportunity ...

TCorp issues first Euro bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... balance sheet Fiona Trigona noted the interest within Europe for the debt TCorp was offering. "Previously we've issued in Sterling, Swiss and Yen, and we are delighted to have added Euro to the mix," Trigona said. "This transaction represented a great ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney's last days on the job would have gotten more press were it not for the more pressing concern of the coronavirus. To be sure, there was nothing noteworthy in Carney's final monetary policy committee ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... action last week against Theta and its managing director in relation to a Western Australian property investment vehicle, Sterling Income Trust. ASIC's action is completely removed from the Australian Corporate Bond Trust and XTBs or any other managed ...

ASIC launches action against AFSL, director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
ASIC has commenced action in the Federal Court in Western Australia focused on the promotion and management of the Sterling Income Trust. The regulator said the action is against Theta Asset Management, an Australian financial services licensee and ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... flexible extension of Article 50. As a consequence, the perceived likelihood of a no-deal Brexit has fallen markedly and the sterling exchange rate has appreciated. These agreements are expected to remove some of the uncertainty facing businesses and ...