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Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
With the US election fast approaching, S&P took a look at how elections typically influence the S&P 500. And, it turns out presidents might not be as influential as Donald Trump would like to think. Looking at data from 1928 to 2016, the S&P 500 rose ...

Wasatch adds APAC distribution lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... distribution footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with AUD$788 million in assets managed for Australian clients. Eric Bergeson, president of Wasatch Global Investors said: "Amelia's experience and knowledge of the Australian market for investment services ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... require bold new thinking to drive measurable change in community and economic development," said Capital Impact Partners president and chief executive Ellis Carr. "We understand that banks, funders, and other institutions have historically been challenged ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... recovery in the US economy... threatening Trump's re-election campaign. So much so, that, according to Factset: "President Trump signed a combination of memorandums and an executive order on Saturday, following through on a threat to act unilaterally ...

Canadian pension fund pursues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... step in our evolution," the fund said. To drive the strategy, CDPQ has appointed Marc-Andre Blanchard as executive vice president and head of CDPQ Global. He will have direct responsibility for the fund's three main regional hubs outside of Canada: the ...

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... representing the largest and most significant transaction in Franklin Templeton's history," said Franklin Templeton president and chief executive Jenny Johnson. "A tremendous amount has happened since we made our announcement in mid-February, but the ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... taking on his new role Kudva worked as Franklin Templeton's head of EMEA and India, based in Mumbai. Franklin Templeton president and chief executive Jenny Johnson said the acquisition of Legg Mason will establish Franklin Templeton as one of the world's ...

Westpac announces appointment, departure

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... leading a team of 7000 across 34 countries. Prior to his role at ANZ, Collary worked at Citibank as its executive vice president and chief information officer of its consumer North America business. He has also held roles with Fifth Third Bank and Bank ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... emissions across critical supply chains of the economy." BP Australia SVP fuels & low carbon solutions Asia Pacific president Frederic Baudry said the mining and petroleum company was excited to partner with the initiative to progress towards a net zero ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... those that do not have internal resources to support securities lending or repo activity directly." HOOPP assistant vice president of collateral management, derivatives and fixed income Rob Goobie said the four pension funds were excited at the opportunity ...