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Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... billion in assets, robotics and automation is the most popular theme globally," Morningstar said. "Interestingly, North American funds account for just 6% of global robotics and automation assets, with the remainder divvied up 55%/45% between funds in ...

QIC names new head of global private capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... recently retired as the head of global private capital. Stephen Whatmore is moving into the role after leading the North American team and setting up the QIC global private capital office in San Francisco. Whatmore has invested across all of QIC's private ...

Profits down as Perpetual looks to future

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... ESG and impact investing grows. Adams also announced the appointment of former Henderson Global Investors head of North American distribution Chuck Thompson to lead the development of Perpetual's distribution across the Americas. "Chuck ran Henderson's ...

AustralianSuper, QIC back investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... to support Generate's growth while pursuing additional thematic infrastructure investment opportunities in the North American market." Other assets held by QIC in the US include CampusParc at the Ohio State University, MasParc and Mobility LLC at Northeastern ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... income (9%). Geographically, European asset owners were the most enthusiastic about smart beta (65% adoption) but North American investors are not far behind (60% adoption). Asia Pacific had the lowest adoption (53%) but it picked up from 35% last year. ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
IFM Investors is set to acquire a North American pipeline operator via its global infrastructure fund, adding to its assets in the region. IFM entered a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding public common units of NYSE-listed Buckeye Partners ...

Macquarie expands US funds management

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... paid $516 million to acquire its $150 billion in assets under management from Lincoln Group as it strengthened its North American footprint. Foresters Financial president and chief executive officer Jim Boyle said: "In seeking a firm to acquire and manage ...

Boutique fund manager appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... of our boutique partners and their clients. This notable appointment reflects the importance of our European and North American business and our commitment to growing Fidante Partners globally." Pardi move into the role as former global head Cathy Hales ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... going to win so much, you're going to be so sick and tired of winning." US President Donald Trump can add the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in his tally of 'wins' after the United States and Canada struck a last minute trade ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... divide is even wider - they are 34% less likely to make their first promotion than men. Although the data set is North American, the findings have global relevance, the study's authors believe. Nine in 10 of the financial services companies surveyed ...