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Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Lock it in, Eddie. Lock in another 25 basis point interest rate hike after the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee meets on 13-14 June. The odds of the Fed raising the fed funds rate from 0.75%-1.0% to 1.0%-1.25% next month have already risen to more ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... management expertise in fixed income, infrastructure and real estate to selected international markets, including Europe, North America and Asia. Continuing the rapid growth and increasing contribution of China businesses. Managing Australian wealth ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... monetary policy statement announced at its conclusion, the minutes of that meeting provide nothing but good tidings for America... with or without Trump. This is because "Many participants continued to view the possibility of expansionary fiscal policy ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... investigate the remaining barriers in integrating ESG factors in investment strategies via a series of workshops covering North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. "Our CFA Institute members and investors around the world are increasingly ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
A global real estate investment management firm with $47.5 billion in assets under management is broadening its Australia and New Zealand presence with the appointment of a new managing director, client service and marketing for Australia and New Zealand. ...

Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital insurance technology companies or 'insurtechs' are failing to exploit opportunities in the industry, a new study found. Joint research conducted by global consulting firm Oliver Wyman and German insurance startup Policen Direkt shows the second ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

Bennelong's BennBridge opens its doors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Suzanne Porter also joined from Visium Asset Management, prior to which she was vice president, compliance at Bank of America. Porter is responsible for maintaining, distributing and ensuring the understanding of all BennBridge compliance policies and ...

TH Real Estate expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... manager is an investment affiliate of Nuveen, the asset management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) with some $96.8 billion in assets under management. It has an Australian real estate portfolio of $1 billion and has ...

VFMC analyst joins DMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... than 12 years' experience in financial markets. Prior to VFMC, Bell also worked as an equity research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as an investment analyst at Guild Capital Asset Management. DMP chief executive Allison Hill said Bell ...