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UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026

... brings more than three decades' experience in financial management and has worked across the Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Greece and Spain. He previously served as chief financial officer of the World Food Programme. "He possesses extensive and in-depth ...

Greece launches new innovation, infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025

Greece has launched a new arm of its sovereign wealth fund, focused on investments in technology, innovation and infrastructure. The Hellenic Innovation & Infrastructure Fund (HIIF) will serve as the investment arm of Growthfund, the existing national ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025

... expected to resurface in the autumn," she says. "One bright spot on the fiscal front is the European periphery, such as Greece and Portugal, which have seen dramatic reductions in debt-to-GDP ratios in recent years. "If one were to extrapolate recent ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025

... Fuhr said. Meanwhile, the emerging markets index increased by 12% in 2024, with the United Arab Emirates (up 6.42%) and Greece (up 4.21%) reporting the largest gains amongst peers. In terms of asset classes, equity ETFs reported net inflows of US$1.1 ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024

Greece will soon launch its inaugural sovereign wealth fund called National Investment Fund with the help of BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory. Kostis Hatzidakis, Greece's minister of national economy and finance, affirmed the country's ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024

... its investment program, lauding it for its reputation, quality of life, and path to citizenship. Portugal, Austria, and Greece top the index. The US, which ranked 10 th, requires just US$800,000 ($1.4m) in exchange for the right to live, work, and study ...

European syndicate bids for Link subsidiary

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021

... Property Exchange Australia (PEXA). PES provides asset management, loan servicing and advisory services in Ireland, Spain, Greece, and the UK. It has US$17.5 billion ($24bn) in loans and $68.1 billion in funds under management

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021

... the debt will start to grow in and of itself and spiral and we've certainly seen that happen in places like Italy in Greece. But the US actually has interest rates that are below their growth rate right now so that spiral of debt doesn't necessarily ...

VFMC adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020

... decade at ANZ. She joined the big four bank after 18 years with HSBC, during which time she worked across Canada, Monaco, Greece, Switzerland and London. Commenting on the appointment, VFMC chief executive Lisa Gray said: "We are delighted for a leader ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020

... rate of infection is steadily increasing. Worryingly Europe's CDC said Croatia, Slovenia, Malta, Austria, Hungary and Greece have all had increases in infections of more than 70% during the week of 10-16 August vs the prior week. In northern Europe ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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