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Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
Nearly six in 10 institutional asset owners are now using smart beta strategies in their portfolios, according to a new survey of 178 instos by FTSE Russell. Adoption has doubled what it was five years ago when roughly three in 10 used smart beta. Last ...

Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
A $12 billion government superannuation fund moved to reinforce the retirement savings of its members by investing in timber and agriculture. LGIAsuper will diversify its investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital. ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... exploited this "win" to issue fresh tariff threats versus Beijing (and indirectly to all other countries that trades with America). Trump might get what he wants from the Fed too. For as IMF managing director Christine Lagarde recently warned: "US-China ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... which provides more than 145 data feeds from exchanges and other data providers to clients globally with a focus on North America, Europe and Asia. The total purchase price is on a debt and cash free basis, with a material portion subject to earn out ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... its escalating trade war with China. According to Bloomberg, Beijing has readied plans to restrict rare earth exports to America with Reuters reporting: "China's Commerce Ministry... will draft a list of foreign companies, organisations and individuals ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... with the rest of the world. But the immediate implication of higher retaliatory tariffs would be to lift inflation in America as businesses pass on their higher costs onwards onto Mr. & Mrs. Smith. This, at least for now, isn't happening. Prices ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... are compelled to lower interest rates; directly or indirectly impacting the value of their respective currencies. With America 'relatively' doing much better than the rest of the world, US President Donald J. Trump should be gloating the US economy ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... - since the resumption of US-China trade hostilities provide further proof that instead of Trump's tariffs "Making America Great Again", they're wounding it. It's also hurting US companies operating in China. "SCMP noted new survey by American ...

Citi names new regional chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... He joined Citi in 1991 and spent more than 10 years working in marketing, risk and operations across Europe and North America. After leaving Citi, he returned in 2010 as head of Citicorp consumer and commercial banking for EMEA. Luet will report to Tim ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... American natural gas liquefaction facility called the Freeport LNG and another pipeline infrastructure asset in North America.