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Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... "Why? Because they don't understand, they are scared and frustrated and don't really know why they're staying away. "[European] households can invest those savings better for the long term considering the ageing population and the dynamics in our society." ...

What do future asset managers look like?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... management. In Europe alone there are 4458 domestic equity mutual funds and ETFs, yet there is 3910 companies listed on European exchanges. He also said asset managers have been reluctant to shut down underperforming products. JPMAM reduced its product ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... commodity-exporting economies including the effects of the two aforementioned factors; negotiations on the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) and their effects; and geopolitical risks." Fortunately, Japanese inflation is heading in the right ...

AustralianSuper awards international property mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... estate debt strategy to target high quality opportunities secured against institutional assets in top-tier locations in European cities." AustralianSuper's commercial real estate (CRE) debt mandate is targeting debt financing opportunities in London ...

DNR Capital tries small caps on for size

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... philosophy to the smaller companies sector," Nicol said. DNR confirmed the fund would be managed by former Schroders European portfolio manager Sam Twidale, whose international portfolio management experience is seen as a significant advantage. "We believe ...

Natixis consolidates, appoints executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... and consulting group (PRCG) and investment and client solutions (ICS) unit of its affiliate Ostrum into a centralised European investment capability, Natixis said in an announcement made today. Natixis Dynamic Solutions will now have three areas of expertise ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... receive a rating of X, while more than 40% of the remaining funds in the Asia Pacific did. The top 10 was dominated by European funds, with Sweden's Fjarde AP-Fonden ranking first with a AAA-rating. The Netherlands' ABP; Finland's Varma Mutual ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... three years. Prior to this he worked at the manager's London offices for four-and-a-half years, focusing on UK and European clients. He joined Eaton Vance from Macquarie Funds Group, where he worked in Australia and Europe. He has also worked with ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... billion. The bilateral trade deficit with China increased 10% to a record US$ 36.8 billion in July; the deficit with the European Union jumped by 50% to a record of US$17.6 billion; the deficit increased by 2.9% to US$5.5 billion with Japan; by 57.6% ...