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Deutsche Bank slashes global workforce, exits global equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... past a "difficult period" by overhauling its global operations, resulting in 18,000 employees losing their jobs. The European bank announced overnight it will exit global equities functions of sales and trading, but retain an equity capital markets operation. ...

Bonds raise alarm at fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... manager is trying to placate investors over its bets on potentially risky corporate bonds issued by companies owned by a European financier. H20 Asset Management invested in unrated bonds issued by companies related to billionaire Lars Windhorst through ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... the growth in responsible investment in Australia is in-line with international trends. "Globally, RI momentum has seen European Union (EU) regulators steer capital markets towards sustainable investment approaches in order to protect the financial system ...

Australians rapidly gaining wealth: Roy Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... now than it was just before the GFC. Over the period, Australia performed very strongly - particularly in comparison to European nations during the same period. Women have improved their average net wealth position relative to men. Men now hold 12.3% ...

UK fund manager appoints local lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... Australia in 2017 with investments in solar, Foresight has made the call to expand its local presence to reflect its European portfolio, and wants to add wind, bioenergy and flexible generation (such as battery storage) to the mix. As part of its expansion ...

ASIC product intervention to commence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... every use," she said. The ability for the regulator to intervene is not a new concept, with regulators in the US, UK, European Union, Hong Kong and Taiwan already exercising similar powers, she added. "ASIC having this power was recommended by the 2014 ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
When the European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its Governing Council meeting on the June 6, not only had it announced to keep monetary policy settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.4% - but it ...

Chief economist update: BOE lets peers do the heavy lifting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... adjustment to the average of a range of possible outcomes for the United Kingdom's eventual trading relationship with the European Union and were conditioned on a path for Bank Rate that rose to around 1% by the end of the forecast period." In those ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... diversification (48%), cost savings (31%), to get exposure to a specific factor (22%) and to generate income (9%). Geographically, European asset owners were the most enthusiastic about smart beta (65% adoption) but North American investors are not far ...

Fund manager strengthens alternatives capabilities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... development and will help us to pursue further growth in a market where size matters. We have ambition to continue our European-focused mid-market strategies but also to further explore international expansion." Mounir added: "Our mission is to continue ...