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Singapore sovereign wealth fund buys $3.4bn asset

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, has acquired a major developer and manager of European logistics properties for €2.4 billion ($3.4 billion). P3 Logistics Parts is one of Europe's biggest logistics platforms, with a 3.3 million square metre ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... does not have power under the Crown's prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union." Brexit cannot proceed without approval from Parliament. Is this a case of "over-democracy"? The majority of the people ...

Cromwell introduces Euro property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Cromwell Property Group is launching the Cromwell European Cities Income Fund. The fund, which received €205 million in seed capital from Denmark's largest privately owned life insurance company PFA Pension, is a long-term, open-ended core fund with ...

Aussie fund manager London bound

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... will be the same as it is in Australia, the asset classes and business strategy may vary," Bingham said. "The UK and European markets have a number of inherent differences to Australia; what is successful here won't necessarily be the best strategy in ...

European manager launches China ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
A European asset manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management has launched a large cap China ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Amundi's FTSE China A50 Index ETF tracks the 50 biggest A Share stocks listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen ...

PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... specialist showed the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund had a positive quarter, largely driven by its exposure to European domestic banking franchises, Macau gaming companies, alternative asset managers, and Alphabet. The Asian Opportunities Fund ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... 5.7% in the previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at its 20 October governing council meeting, marking the six straight month ...

Cities over countries for TH Real Estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... as their charm will ensure they continue to attract both talent and tourists," lead fund manager for TH Real Estate's European Cities Fund, Andrew Rich, said. TH Real Estate currently has approximately $97 billion in assets under management.

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... brings a strong platform in the US and Japanese markets, which is complemented by Henderson's strength in the UK and European markets. "The complementary nature of the two firms will facilitate a smooth integration and create an organisation with an ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative strategy and European equity strategy Inigo Fraser-Jenkins, argued that "a supposedly capitalist economy where the only investment is passive is worse ...