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PIMCO lowers GDP growth rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... the works. Fund manager PIMCO has downgraded its developed markets outlook for countries that also include the UK, US, Canada and Japan. Gross domestic product growth among these economies has been downgraded from 5% in 2021 to 4% this year at an annual ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... respondents found that only 71% of Aussies are confident about retiring at the right time, lagging behind those in the US (84%), Canada (84%) and the UK (76%). Aussie hope to retire at 61 years old on average, yet nearly one quarter are delaying retirement ...

Morgan Stanley promotes two senior leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... include working at Three Pillars Portfolio Managers, Aegis Equities Research and Sprott Asset Management, which is based in Canada. Alexandre Ventelon will take over the role of head of wealth management Australia research after serving as lead asset ...

Blackstone invests $925m for stake in Grosvenor Place

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... the Grosvenor Place office tower in Sydney CBD. The private equity giant has acquired the stake from Dexus (37.5%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (12.5%). Dexus said it would use part of its proceeds ($694m) from the sale to repay debt. The ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... interest rate hike expectations that were brought forward only a few days before. Consider these: In October, the Bank of Canada announced the end of its quantitative easing programme. This was followed very, very soon after by the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... has set up a North American-based affiliate in a small-cap equities fund manager. The fund manager is based in Toronto, Canada, focused on small caps and other global equities. Pinnacle joined forces with Greg Dean, the former principal manager at Cambridge ...

Largest asset owners grow: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... mature they are to determine how fit for purpose funds are. Australia is considered the second-most mature market behind Canada, looking at governance, investments and sustainability. "Their example sets a standard for other asset owners to emulate," ...

Governance tops ESG priorities: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... managers and 82% US managers integrate ESG into investment processes. Australia and New Zealand (55%) lead the US (47%) and Canada (52%) when it comes to hiring ESG experts (55%). Meanwhile, Europe and Japan (88%) lead the pack, followed by the UK (63%) ...

Citi scores custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... business added 24 new clients in the past 18 months, the majority of which are clients transferring from the Royal Bank of Canada. Head of markets and securities services Luke Randell said: "We are thrilled to partner with BetaShares, one of Australia's ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... since June 2014 - in order to "maintain low inflation and support maximum sustainable employment". Soon after the Bank of Canada (BOC) stopped (right now, thank you very much - sorry that was the Spice Girls singing in my head) quantitative easing at ...