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Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

Citi hires transition management expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... within custody, trust banking, outsourcing, as well as fund accounting. Citi head of transition and portfolio solutions for APAC Michael Jackett-Simpson said transition management is a specialised portfolio restructuring service offered to Citi's ...

BNY Mellon partners with FRT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... securities class actions. FRT is represented locally by Sean Cookson, who serves as vice president and managing director, APAC. Late last year Cookson shared his views on class action participation and fiduciary duty with FS Super, saying super fund ...

Former AMP Capital managing director joins Ignition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... leadership, including the exit of its chief executive Manish Prasad, appointment of Rob Coulter as business development lead in APAC, and Russell Scrimshaw as the deputy chair.

Nuveen APAC lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... Global Investors. Nuveen first confirmed to sister publication Industry Moves that several senior roles in the Australia and APAC real estate business have been rejigged. Simon England-Brammer remains head of Asia Pacific, while Andrew Kleinig sees his ...

Citi research head jumps to MST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... permanent appointment to replace Woolford has not yet been made at Citi. A spokesperson for Citi confirmed that Paul McTaggart, APAC head of metals and mining research, is currently acting as the interim head of research

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... of years. We love knowing that he understands the difficulties expats can face when obtaining a mortgage or refinancing," APAC managing director James Ridley said. In launching the new venture, Ridley said: "We have seen a noticeable increase in the ...

BlackRock hires from AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... director at Barclays Capital and also spent time at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. BlackRock said his knowledge of the APAC client base and regional markets will be leveraged to spearhead opportunities in his new role. "We are thrilled to put this ...

T.Rowe Price adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The global investment manager has shifted its US-based head of internal audit to Hong Kong as APAC regional operating officer. Mike Weigand joined T.Rowe Price in 2018 and in addition to his role oversaw the firm's COVID-19 response. Weigand previously ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... assets from the Asia Pacific. It found that Australians are the most prevalent in investing in property - 55% compared to the APAC average of 32%. Australians are also more likely to own their homes (86%) compared to the APAC average (75%). "Our previous ...