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Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover about $2 billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable ...

Northern Trust names Sydney head

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... performing a range of client-facing roles supporting large, sophisticated and complex clients including investment managers, sovereign wealth funds and insurance and superannuation funds. Northern Trust is a full-service provider to the Australian and ...

Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Pacific," Denning added. WTW has also appointed a new head of investments for Asia: Jayne Bok, who is currently head of sovereign advisory for Asia.

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... economic adjustment. To bring home this point, just look at what happened to the economies of the PIGS during the European sovereign debt crisis. Their economies bore the brunt of adjustment because they're bound by that single currency, the euro. The ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... be gradual and, we expect, eventually contained as reforms deepen. The strengths of its credit profile will allow the sovereign to remain resilient to negative shocks, with GDP growth likely to stay strong compared to other sovereigns, still considerable ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... years that, in turn lifted consumer confidence to its best level July 2007 (pre-GFC, pre-Grexit and PIGS, pre-European sovereign debt crisis days). The latest IHS Markit Flash Eurozone PMI survey indicates continued strong momentum in business activity. ...

Sunsuper hires investment manager from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... Investment Consulting, where he was a manager research consultant. Prior to that, he was an investment consultant at Sovereign Investment Research. McNally also held research analyst and senior dealer roles with the RBA. McNally's appointment to the ...

BT Panorama lists sovereign bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
BT Panorama added a sovereign bond fund on its platform. The Colchester Global Government Bond Fund, which was recently rated as 'highly recommended' by Lonsec, is attractive for advisers seeking a defensive fixed income alternative for client portfolios. ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... should drive the change." The AODP consults with the top 500 asset owners in the world - comprising large pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowment funds and insurance companies - representing $45 trillion. When the project was launched ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... fund will primarily target infrastructure assets in countries in North America, Europe and Australia with minimum A- sovereign credit ratings. It will invest in five main sectors - Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), power, renewables, utilities and ...