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The future of infrastructure is digital: Macquarie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... used to deliver services, or outcomes, for end users," he said. "Digital infrastructure assets, as we work through the pandemic, are not seeing that general correlation with GDP; people aren't watching Netflix less because of the pandemic. If anything ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... 2023. A seamless and positive narrative if I may say so. Then again, cast your eyes on the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, when America's unemployment rate hit a near 50-year low of 3.5%. That failed to lift the headline and core PCE price indices ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... addition, Fay said investors need to focus on long-term investing goals which have only been re-affirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The focus needs to be on long-term investing goals. For pension plans that mean generating cash flows in excess of ...

Managed funds recover FUM losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Wholesale and retail managed funds have recovered almost half of the pandemic-induced losses incurred during the March quarter, new research from Plan For Life shows. Both wholesale and retail managed funds ended the 2019/20 financial year down 4.6% ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... Wuhan, is proud for China has proved that the coronavirus could be conquered. So much so that its death sparked a post-pandemic pool party Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park that went viral on August 17. Yes, Virginia, "payback" might not be the right word ...

Banks lose US$635 billion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... percentage hit were the Bank of China (-23.68%), BNP Paribas (-26.2%) and MUFG (-23%). Buy Shares said banks went into the pandemic stronger and it might take time before they return to normal profitability. "The pandemic led to a slump in various sectors ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... faces a baptism of fire, thrust into leadership at a time when Japan (and the world) is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic slump, national security and trade issues involving the United States and China. Prime Minister Suga has very big ...

Citi names global chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... board's decision and grateful to Mike for his leadership and support. The way our team has come together during this pandemic shows what Citi is made of," Fraser commented. "Our balance sheet is strong and our commitment to serving our clients and communities ...

UBS makes private wealth strategy shift

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... services in a generation," UBS global wealth management co-president and UBS Americas president Tom Naratil said. "The pandemic has brought the vulnerability and interconnected nature of our societies and industries to the forefront of investors' minds ...

Hedge funds in the green

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... This is up from the -0.27% the industry had achieved in July following the financial turmoil created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost every hedge fund eVestment tracks posted positive returns during August, with event driven-activist strategies outperforming ...