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Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Combine economic stagnation and rising inflation and what do we get? We get stagflation -- the financial markets' fear du'jour. It had been nearly half a century ago when the global economy have had its last encounter with stagflation. he first ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The second iteration of environmental, social and governance investing will require a stronger level of authenticity, accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world ...

Private equity firm divests Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
Zenith Investment Partners has been sold to a London-based data feed and technology provider for an undisclosed amount. Private equity firm Five V Capital has divested Zenith to FE fundinfo less than two years after it was acquired. Zenith chief executive ...

Aware Super invests in hotel site

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
Aware Super, together with a European consortium, will build a hotel located in London's Victoria district. The superannuation fund, Dutch apartment hotel group City ID and pension provider APG, acquired the site for an undisclosed amount. Aware ...

Robeco appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Robeco named a successor to chief executive Gilbert Van Hassel who steps down at the end of the year. Karin van Baardwijk, who is currently deputy chief executive and chief operating officer, will take the helm five years after Van Hassel was appointed. ...

Pension funds acquire forestry asset

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Two European pension funds are set to purchase a 62% share in a timber producer in New Zealand. APG Asset Management on behalf of its Dutch pension fund client ABP, and the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have entered an agreement to purchase Sinotrans ...

AMP Capital launches telecom asset portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
AMP Capital has launched a new investing arm within its Global Infrastructure Equity team that focuses on telecommunication assets. Based in London, Telecom Infrastructure Partners (TIP) will acquire, own and manage long-term lease contracts of underlying ...

EQT Group dumps Iress bid

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
The European private equity firm has abandoned its plans to acquire Iress with both parties unable to agree to a transaction. Last week Iress granted EQT a further 10 days to complete its due diligence after an initial 30-day access on August 11. EQT's ...

BNP Paribas launches sustainable trusts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... to have the most positive environmental impact. The Green Bond Trust is managed by BNP Paribas Asset Management's head of Euro multi strategy fixed income, Arnauld Guilhem. The EARTH Trust is a global equity long/short strategy that provide exposure ...