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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... (down 10) Retail (up 12) and transport (up 9) improved in October. US NFIB small business optimism Small businesses in America seemed unfazed by the uncertainty of the US presidential elections and the rising prospect for a Fed rate hike. The NFIB small ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Clinton and Trump's race for the White House, that is. Clinton's on track to become Madam President. Trump's gonna make America great again! Depending on which poll you look at, one or the other is in the lead. However, the majority of polls give Clinton ...

Global shakeup for Xero team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Xero has implemented a series of organisational changes and appointed a new president of the Americas as part of a global growth strategy. The software provider has introduced a 'flatter' organisaational structure to leverage growing management capability ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
The 2016 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Awards have been presented in Sydney by Strategic Insight, the research house formerly known as Plan for Life. NobleOak Life took home the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also receiving the TPD ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
Mercer senior partner David Knox is warning increased pressure will be placed on global retirement systems if government policies do not adapt to ageing populations and declining birth rates. Knox fired the warning as the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... contributed to the increase in investor appetite. He said interest was reflected last week, when investors from the UK, North America, Europe, Japan and Asia snapped up 65% of the record breaking $7.6 billion, 30-year bond issued by the federal government. ...

RF Capital appoints senior Perpetual exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... "Combining this with his significant experience in other important markets such as Europe, Asia, Middle East and North America, Dean will assist us in building out a truly global footprint for our business." Last week, Perpetual chief executive Geoff ...

Two more Macquarie veterans join Shaw

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... was appointed an associate director of Macquarie Bank. Evans, who was chief executive of Macquarie Private Wealth North America before Shaw, said Koekoek "will officially start with us in a few weeks once his obligations are met with his previous employer. ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... pension fund in 2007. Generation Investment Management currently has $622 million in CalSTRS AUM, while AGF Investments America holds $256 million AUM. Applications close on 28 October, with selections expected to be made by mid-2017. The California ...

NZ Super Fund partners in US renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is partnering with an infrastructure manager to make an initial investment in a US-based renewable energy development. The newly-formed Longroad Energy Holdings is headquartered in Boston and focuses on the development ...