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Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
Washington H. Soul Pattinson grew the value of its financial services investment portfolio by 19.3% in the 12 months to July 2018, contributing $16.4 million in net profit. Releasing full-year results today, the diversified investment house said the ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... President Donald Trump when he spoke at the 75th Anniversary of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in Washington in June this year. And, you know, small businesses really are. The stats are rather dated, but according to the US ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Victoria. CBA said the bond would be issued and distributed on a blockchain platform operated by the World Bank and CBA in Washington and Sydney, respectively. The platform was designed and developed by the CBA innovation lab's blockchain centre of excellence. ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... billion to $1.18 trillion in December from a year earlier, according to Treasury Department data released Thursday in Washington. China remains the largest non-US holder of debt followed by Japan, whose holdings fell for the fifth straight month in December ...

ASX-listed multi-boutique names new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Russell Investments prior to that. In his new role, he will remain in the US at Pacific Current's office in Tacoma, Washington. His appointment follows a Pacific Current boutique, GQG Partners, winning a global equities mandate from Rest. The mandate ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent times. It's back again when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Washington to meet with the US president about North Korea and trade. Early reports were encouraging with Trump announcing at their ...

WHSP appoints new chief financial officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company has appointed a new chief financial officer after the incumbent resigned from the position. The post will be filled by David Grbin, who most recently was the CFO of Grays eCommerce. Grbin has worked in various ...

Banking veteran retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... businesses in Australia and New Zealand. He's also worked as a stockbroker with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said Hodges has made a significant contribution ...

Pengana recruits former AFL player

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... new team members will play a significant role in managing these relationships," he said. The two appointments follow Washington H. Soul Pattinson's 1H18 results, which showed that Pengana's performance drove the group's investment management portfolio ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The performance of Pengana Capital Group, which was created following the Hunter Hall merger last year, drove Washington H. Soul Pattinson's 1H18 portfolio up 43.3%. Pengana delivered a $1.9 million contribution to WHSP's net profit during the period. ...