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Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... the UK and the EU agreed to kick the can further and closer to New Year's Eve. As The Guardian newspaper headlines, "Johnson and EU vow to go 'extra mile' to thrash out Brexit deal". However, the paper's sub-heading indicates that a deal ...

Shariah-compliant ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... managed by Sanlam's head of global equities Pieter Fourie and his team of six. Some of the stocks in its holdings are: Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Mondelez, Samsung and Sanofi. Investment screening is conducted in line with Shariah principles overseen ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... the portfolio was invested in 10 stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, UnitedHealth Group, Accenture, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook and Medtronic. Geographically, 83% of its holdings are from United States, followed by 4.1% in United Kingdom ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... sun..." -Terry Jacks, 'Seasons in the Sun' The Brits certainly did. Just in time for summer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared on 30 April that the UK is "past its peak" of infections, published a roadmap out of lockdown on May 10 and started ...

Fake pastor herds believers into Ponzi scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... allegedly defrauded 1200 investors out of more than US $27 million. The SEC said Dennis Jali, John Frimpong and Arley Johnson falsely told investors their funds would be used by a team of skilled and licensed traders for foreign exchange and cryptocurrency ...

Platform business in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... billion in funds under management, as it set its sights on an initial public offering. Wealthtrac's chief executive Matthew Johnson joined Spitfire as group chief executive in June 2019, before moving to a general manager, distribution role in October ...

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... 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 strategic rationale for this powerful ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance Summit, APRA general manager of life insurance Suzanne Johnson, RGA Australia managing director Mark Stewart, Zurich Life and Investments Australian chief executive Justin Delaney, and AMP ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... 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 largest independent asset managers ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... dream instead of the nightmare it previously once was and brought closer to home when now reigning Prime Minister Boris Johnson, himself, became infected with the virus. The Bank of England went to work. After keeping the Bank Rate steady at 0.75% since ...