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Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The US dollar weakened, so too did the yield on 10-year US Treasuries while the equity market's benchmark indices closed on the up and up as inflation expectations in Uncle Sam's county eased, calming concerns that the US Federal Reserve would ...

Rest hires from AustralianSuper, Hostplus

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... Sheridan joins from Hostplus where she was the Victoria state manager. She has 20 years of experience and has worked with Virgin Money and boutique wealth firms. Lastly, Bart Healy has been promoted from a Queensland-based senior relationship manager ...

Pendal to acquire US firm, profit climbs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Pendal Group has announced its plans to acquire US-based investment firm Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley (TSW) as profit rose 8%, according to its half-year results. Pendal will purchase TSW for US$320 million ($414 million) which represents 7.6x the first ...

Retail funds take out MySuper performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... of one industry fund, led MySuper performance for the three years to March end, according to latest Rainmaker analysis. Virgin Money Lifestage Tracker 1973-1983 returned 9.3% over three years, followed by UniSuper's balanced option and GuildSuper ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Count Financial has announced the latest firm to join its national advice network. StrategyOne Advice Network has joined Count Financial, the 16 th new firm to join since the start of 2021. Based in Northern Sydney, StrategyOne was previously part of ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Just a wittle more, a wittle more... Yes Virginia, just another US$12.71 per tonne (6.6%) and the spot price of iron ore will be line ball with the all-time high of US$191.70 a tonne it set way back a decade earlier (February 2011). For sure, there ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Healthier consumers are happier consumers are spending consumers. US consumer confidence has rebounded to its highest level since the onset of the pandemic in America in March last year. This is hardly surprising with cases of coronavirus infections ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
"Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
"I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day." -- Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Do you ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Wall Street wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants both a return to pre-pandemic normal - with all the growth and activity and employment and profitability that came with it - while at the same time wishing, hopin' and prayin' for Biden's ...