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Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... capital raising efforts, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and strategic transactions. The European head of Macquarie's America's and Europe advisory business Rainer Langel said Bradley would bring a unique perspective on digital infrastructure to ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
BlackRock will partner with the global technology giant to develop a new retirement platform. Noting the responsibility for retirement planning now rests with millions of Americans, Microsoft has partnered with BlackRock, and the two global giants intend ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Happy New Year! I wish you one, although undoubtedly you've all been wished the same thing many times over from the lead up to Christmas and some are still coming in seven days into 2019... better late than never. You, I and Irene certainly need ...

Boutique behemoth in the making

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... as it acquires a London-based alternative manager. Generali is acquiring CM Investment Solutions (CMISL) from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. CMISL delivers alternative UCITS strategies for its international client base and has about $15 billion (US$11bn) ...

IFM Investors chair lays out priorities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... 329 clients in 19 countries. Earlier this year, it opened a Switzerland office, set up an infrastructure fund in North America and returned a part of fees to clients after reaping better than expected returns on its investments. The business has four ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in billions in Tariffs. MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN." The implication, of course, is that all the good things he said about his weekend talk with Chinese president ...

BlackRock appoints regional head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The $9 trillion manager's Asia Pacific business has a new head as its incumbent moves to a global role. BlackRock's current head of corporate strategy and senior managing director Geraldine Buckingham is taking on the APAC head and chair role. ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
America's Thanksgiving celebration is only two winks away but the way the US equity market is going, investors have nothing to give thanks for. Three of Wall Street's benchmark equity indices are now in the red for the year - S&P 500 down 1.2% ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... decides to go slow on raising interest rates. This is because in doing so the Fed would underwrite growth not only in America but in offshore economies as well.

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... signatories to these firearms principles in an effort to reduce risks and encourage progress in addressing gun safety issues in America." Signatories currently include: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS); California State Teachers' ...