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Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... currently available, including Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Zeidler plans to release further jurisdictions in batches over the coming months, including Australia. The ...

Macrovue bets on 5G technology

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Macrovue chief executive Rod Bristow told Financial Standard. The "vue" or theme has eight 5G stocks in the US and one each in Sweden and Japan. Their top pick? The US$95 billion mobile technology company, Qualcomm. The fund returned 6.81% in less than ...

Industry fund appoints Whitehelm as investment consultant

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Europe. It followed the acquisition of SAE, an energy form waste plant in Norway, and Storrun, an onshore wind farm in Sweden. Whitehelm has invested about €5.8 billion ($8.7 billion) in its 19-year history, with about €3.4 billion ($5 billion) in ...

Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... the 10th most responsible asset allocator in the world. It occupies the list with pension investors from the US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and France. Canada's Alberta Investment Management Corp took the top position. New America said ...

Whitehelm acquires Netherlands asset for pension funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... continental Europe. It follows the acquisition of SAE, an energy form waste plant in Norway, and Storrun, an onshore wind farm in Sweden. "While large trophy assets sold through competitive auctions are attracting very high prices, the mid-market continues ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... subdued and have yet to show a convincing upward trend". The Riksbank offered virtually the same assessment with regards to Sweden's growth (strengthening) and inflation (subdued) outlook. But while it kept the repo rate unchanged at -0.5%, "the Executive ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... en Welzijn in the Netherlands, Kommunal Landspenjonskasse Gjensidige Forsikringsselskap in Norway, Fjarde AP-Fonden in Sweden and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance in Finland. The top 10 countries by average score are, in order: the Netherlands, Germany ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... for the first time, with ANZ, Bank of Queensland, QBE and Westpac appearing. Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Sweden and Turkey are also new additions. Firms included on the index demonstrate an average female board representation of 24.2% ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... largely to blame for the recent risk-off trade. "The countries that have resorted to negative rates to date - Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan - wanted to create a disincentive for banks and savers to hold money on deposit. In theory, the liquidity ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016