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Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
History was made when North Korean supremo Kim Jung-un took one step south of the Korean DMZ (demilitarised zone) to shake hands with his southern counterpart, South Korea president Moon Jae-in. An epic in itself, it invalidates Rudyard Kipling's (re-phrased) ...

Wealth management products make big leaps in digital sales readiness

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... financial services companies acquire clients. Avoka measured digital sales readiness for the 50 largest banks across Australia, North America and Europe for products across three segments: personal banking, business banking and wealth management. Eleven ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... president Donald Trump cannot get enough of it. Trump began his war crusade with the media (and fake news), then moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend Syria (and indirectly ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... change, on both a regional and global scale." The global responsible investment team at Mercer has existed since 2004 covering North America, EMEA and the Asia Pacific. Stamp will be based out of Mercer's Sydney office and will report to Birgden.

Hastings rebrands following sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
An infrastructure asset management firm formerly owned by Westpac has rebranded after its recent sale. Hastings Funds Management will now be known as Vantage Infrastructure, after new owner Northill Capital repositioned the brand to reflect its new ...

Global firms build hedge fund cash service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
A hedge fund services firm with US$363 billion in assets under administration has partnered with a global treasury solutions provider to launch a cash management service. Cash Optimization has been co-developed by Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services ...

Industry fund invests $100 million in renewable energy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... pipeline of new student accommodation that the uni might want to build in the future. Last year, DIF acquired wind farms in North Queensland and South Australia. BEI expects the WA projects to be completed by 2020, creating 200 jobs in its course. "The ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... another war happening in another kingdom. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's ongoing battle to keep the price of oil heading north or to around US$80 per barrel received some press after in an interview with Time magazine, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

How much do you need to feel financially free?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
NAB has put a dollar figure on the magic number Australians think they need to "significantly improve their lives forever." The average Australian believes they need $828,000 - up 9% over last year - to turn around their life financially. However, the ...

Asset manager bets on blockchain for private equity audits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
A 130-year-old wealth and asset manager is using blockchain - the latest technology reshaping financial services - to speed up the auditing of private equity lifecycle events. Northern Trust is assigning blockchain nodes to audit firms, which will give ...