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No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... "No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union." UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech before EU ambassadors in London last night ended months of speculation over whether Brexit would be hard, soft, or something in-between. The UK will cut... ...

First-mover advantage key to smart beta ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... incumbents continue to gain ground, a report shows. The findings were part of the latest industry insights report from London-based research and consultancy firm ETFGI. The group found that with total assets of $690 billion as at November 2016, the 'smart ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... integrating environmental, social and governance factors in to the investment process - something that gained quick acceptance in London, especially following the launch of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment. "Although there's probably ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... February 2016 from BNP Paribas Investment Partners, where he was chief executive of the UK institutional business based in London. Before that he was chief investment officer of the multi-asset and investment specialist team at AMP Capital in Sydney. ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... The International Shares option kept the same investment portfolio but without currency hedging. 2. Aussie fund manager London bound An Australian fund manager is expanding to the United Kingdom, opening an office in London. Bennelong Funds Management ...

BT Panorama to house Hunter Hall offerings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... running," Hall said. The news follows on from BT Panorama's recent international success at the Banking Technology Awards in London, taking out the award for Best Use of IT in Private Banking/Wealth Management for its innovative technology. Commenting ...

IFM expands into Hong Kong

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. The new office complements IFM's existing operations in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo. It also dovetails well with IFM's new strategy, Asia-Pacific Market Neutral, which can invest in Hong ...

Dimensional hires BNP super boss

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... Melbourne office in February - this adds to its existing offices in Austin, Santa Monica, Charlotte, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Globally, Dimensional operates in eight countries, employs over 1000 staff ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... launch, Sydney-based financial services outfit Global Impact Initiative (GII) has secured a USD$500 million mandate from London-based social problem solving agency World Wide Generation. Under the deal, GII will work with World Wide Generation on a slum ...

Goldman Sachs M&A head makes partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... continuing to add value in the years and decades ahead," Cooper said. Three other Australians were also promoted to partner; London-based investment banker Andrew Fry and equities trader Dimitrious Nikolakpoulos (also in London), and New York-based Damien ...