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Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... also seen gains over the past year." Globally, ultra-wealthy population trends between 2012 and 2017 were mixed. North America (+31%), Asia (+37%) and Europe (+10%) experienced the strongest UHNWIs growth. Latin America and the Caribbean (-22%), and ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
And so it comes to pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff ...

Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
Adopting multiple annuities could mean the difference between living comfortably or facing a massive shortfall in retirement, according to a retirement planning expert. David Babbel, a retirement strategy expert and professor from the University of ...

SSGA appoints head of Asia-Pacific

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
State Street Global Advisors named Lochiel Crafter's replacement as the head of its Asia-Pacific business. James MacNevin was previously chief operating officer, Asia-Pacific at SSGA. He joined the company in 1994 as Asia-Pacific head of investment ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... justifiable reason of concern for Wall Street. Download The Good Economics Guide: Making sense of key economic data Already, America's major trading "partners" are fighting back: "Should restrictions be imposed on Canadian steel and aluminium products ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

Airlie loses key mandate after Magellan acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... played a pivotal role in the development of our relationships with key institutional clients and asset consultants in North America," Douglass continued. Total consideration for both acquisitions is about $19 million in cash and 4.5 million Magellan ...

AMP Capital veteran begins new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
A former long-standing AMP Capital senior manager has joined an alternatives investment firm as product director. Mark Leslie joined Brookvine and is responsible for client and investor relationships with a particular focus on debt related strategies. ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... the roof. Theoretically, ex-US investors needn't be losing sleep over "signs" - repeat "signs" - of rising inflation in America and, with it rising bond prices, and a more aggressive Fed. Of course, it's purely theoretical for we all know that what happens ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... correction on Wall Street, if at all, removes the froth and the complacency in the financial markets, aligning it more with America's economic fundamentals. Surely, as Newton's law of motion - "an object either remains at rest or continues to move at ...