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Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... facto policy tightening) is a double down on the Fed's quantitative tightening efforts that could potentially bring US growth lower than intended.

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
Spend, spend, spend appears to be this year's overriding mantra of the US consumer. The slow start in the first quarter of 2018 had been replaced by back-to-back quarters of exceptionally strong contributions to overall growth from American household ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
A Link Fund Solutions third-party was granted a license to act as a UCITS Management Company and Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager by Luxembourg's financial sector regulator. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) awarded ...

Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... backed by Australian fund manager Antipodes. It told a Pinnacle investor roadshow this week that investors prefer the US growth story. Antipodes deputy portfolio manager Graham Hay said investors continue to prefer the US for growth and at the same time ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... detailed review by CNBC of 30 years of the government's gross domestic product data, the most followed measure of US growth, suggests a longstanding problem of under-reporting Q1 expansion." "Over some time periods, in fact, first quarter growth ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
Natixis Investment Managers, a $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, has acquired a credit specialist to expand its real assets offering. MV Credit has invested about $8 billion in more than 500 debt financing deals. The UK-based credit specialist ...

New NAB product garners CEFC support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is making a cornerstone investment in a new responsible investment offering from NAB which targets fixed income investors. CEFC has invested $90 million in the new $200 million Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, which ...

Industry leaders join Prospa board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Two prominent female financial services executives have joined the board of online small business lender Prospa. Gail Pemberton and Fiona Trafford-Walker have been appointed as independent non-executive directors, while current director Greg Ruddock ...

Global fund manager promotes, restructures European unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
A global real estate investment manager announced several promotions and restructured its European business. TH Real Estate promoted Michael Neal to chief investment officer for Europe and Asia Pacific. London-based Neal joined the firm in 2008 and ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... with large exports. In addition, the US tax reform and associated fiscal stimulus are expected to temporarily raise US growth, with favourable demand spillovers for US trading partners - especially Canada and Mexico-during this period." The report also ...