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GBST profits down in "year of transformation"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Financial technology firm GBST has recorded a 39% fall in net profit to $9.3 million from $15.3 million in 2015. The company's managing director Robert DeDominicis attributed the result to it being a "year of transformation" for the business. "Following ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Despite slowing economic growth, a shift from investment and credit driven growth to consumer driven growth is a silver lining for China's outlet mall sector, according to new research from TH Real Estate. The research report examines the outlook for ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Centenarians our fastest growing age group In the US the number of people making it to 100 years of age is growing so rapidly that by 2050 it is estimated there could be as many as 1 million centenarians, up 100% on current numbers. In Japan the number ...

PIMCO hires real estate strategist

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... with more than 100 investment professionals overseeing hedge fund and opportunistic/distressed strategies, including global macro, credit relative value, multi-asset volatility and opportunistic real estate, mortgage and corporate credit strategies. ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... redemptions of the quarter and multi-strategy hedge funds also experienced outflows, they added. As a result, aggregate macro hedge fund flows shifted back to negative again in June after two-months of positive inflows. "Hedge fund industry growth accelerated ...

UBS Microcap fund added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... portfolio aims to deliver long term capital growth to investors by focusing on fast growing companies, who are less dependent on macro trends," he said. Head of UBS Asset Management Bryce Doherty says investors are increasingly demanding investment products ...

PIMCO names new CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... division. "Manny's deep understanding of global markets, unique skills in investment management and appreciation of PIMCO's macro-based investment process make him the ideal executive to position the firm for long-term success," said Daniel Ivascyn ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Employment up but hours worked fell Employment in Australia grew by 0.07% in June, consistent with the average growth rate over the last six months, according to trend figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest Labour ...