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Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... the next step in continuing to build the firm's offshore client strategy, and complements the recent launch of Platinum's Irish domiciled UCITS funds, which are growing steadily. "The huge shift taking place in terms of both economic and political influence ...

Ignition Wealth expands leadership team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... hoping to capitalise on what Fordree sees as a strong correlation between the firms technology and capabilities and the Irish wealth demographic. In the same month, the firm also launched the Ignition Wealth SMSF Appropriateness Tool to help financial ...

Ignition Wealth begins European expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... executive Mark Fordree said the advice firm recognises a strong correlation between its technology and capabilities and the Irish wealth demographic, saying Ireland's small but concentrated population presents a great opportunity. Crowe Horwath has been ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... majority and with only 318 seats won, needs another eight to form an outright majority. Labour won 262 and the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) got 10 seats. Current speculations are that May herself could lose the prime ministership. The ...

ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... companies listed on the ASX has doubled in the last four years to over 200. To further illustrate this point, Stevens pointed to Irish tech company Oneview, which had a market cap of $135 million at listing, and Hong-Kong based satellite service provider ...

MainstreamBPO expands global footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... administrator boosting its funds under administration by US$7 billion. MainstreamBPO entered a sale agreement to purchase Irish firm Trinity Fund Administration's operations in Dublin and the Cayman Islands for US$5 million. Trinity provides administrative ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
There's "One Direction (1D)" - the English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
AMP Capital partnered with an Irish investment manager to establish a new investment vehicle targeted at primary care centres in Ireland. The new vehicle, Valley Healthcare, is jointly managed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers. The centres ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 billion ($11 billion) sovereign fund's decision aligns with the Irish Government's commitment to tobacco control. Acknowledging the move by ISIF, minister for finance Michael Noonan said: "I welcome ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... to improve visibility for the Standard Life Investments brand in this region is the firm's sponsorship of the British & Irish Lions, who tour New Zealand in 2017. Outside of work Bouch says she is very fond of travel and, being a keen supporter of her ...