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NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... "We're 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 ...

Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
A $32 billion public sector fund manager's custody contract has come up for tender as it reviews the market for the best fit. Funds SA has appointed Mercer Sentinel to advise on the tender process. The manager has invited seven custodians to submit ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
A listed investment company has secured a 25% stake in a cryptocurrency issuance platform. First Growth Funds (FGF) invested US$285,000 in FutureICO, an initial coin offering platform that helps companies to issue tokens and digital currency. As part ...

Australia behind when it comes to pay transparency: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... remuneration accounted for 68% of its votes against management in Australia, outstripping the Eurozone, Asia Pacific and North America. Global attention has moved away from solely focusing on aligning executive rewards with share price performance to ...

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... trillion in assets under management. This includes US$5.23 trillion in private capital and US $3.58tn in hedge fund assets. North America and Europe-focused private capital funds hold the largest share of the private capital market and posted the strongest ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... colour, the 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 ...

IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... to seed new investment capabilities." IFM Investors is owned by 27 major pension funds, with investment teams in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia that manage institutional strategies across infrastructure (equity and debt), debt investments ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... knowledge." The LIC has a global mandate and will initially look to invest in Australia, the wider Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It will invest across the natural resources value chain ranging from exploration and feasibility operations, mining ...

AMP Capital expands infrastructure equity team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... as a non-executive director for cellular product distributor Cell Therapies. Pilbrow also served as director on the Royal North Shore Hospital Public Private Partnership project for Plenary Group. AMP Capital acquired a 100% interest in the PPP project ...

Aussie instos back world-first blockchain bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Seven institutional investors have backed the world's first blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as ...