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Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... headlined reports of the on-going battle over trade. America's also in a stoush with Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union, among others. But latest reports provide indications that Trump might be softening (don't tell him that) on his ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... out of fossil fuels," he said. Just last month, the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index saw Ireland ranked last among European Union states for its national climate change policy. Worldwide it placed 49th, though this was eight places higher than Australia. ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The European Union is closer to establishing a cross-border pension scheme that operates under one jurisdiction and ultimately gives consumers more choice. The Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) is a voluntary pension, aiming to give consumers ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... maximum amount possible. Facebook was fortunate in that the offences took place prior to the May 2018 introduction of the European General Data Protection penalties which caps fines at a much higher level; €20 million or 4% of global turnover. According ...

Infrastructure manager turns up the heat

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... behalf of a consortium of institutional investors, and added the deal was consistent with the company's commitment to core European mid-market infrastructure companies which ticked several boxes, such as long-term stable cash flows and a focus on sustainability. ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... billion could buy you Belgium plus some change. And this is just with America's war with China, there's still the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Japan. The history and numerous studies on the repercussions of a global trade war have only ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... autonomy and our singular focus on maximising returns for our investors," Nadal said. The acquisition expands Natixis's European real assets strategies business which includes private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. "The combination ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
A European law firm is rolling out a new service for asset managers, providing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for distributing funds across jurisdictions. Tech-driven, financial services law firm Zeidler Legal Services has launched the ...

Wealth fintech partners with Milliman

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... scale, with an enviable actuarial pedigree," he said. The partnership comes at a time when Ignition Wealth is growing its European presence, opening a Dublin office in July 2017. Milliman is already established internationally as a leading actuarial ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... country's cash rate is now lower - 1.75% - than last it started raising interest rates. It should have learned from the European Central Bank (ECB) which, too, had been in a hurry to normalise (for the same reasons, strengthening economic growth ...