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Macquarie director departs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... currently also the deputy chair of Bupa Australia. Hawker previously worked as the chair of The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, as well as a non-executive director on the board of Aviva in the UK. Following Hawker's resignation as an ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... has significant tailwinds over the long term, given evolving consumer preferences with an appetite for quality service, health and safety and converging boundaries between living and working all powered by technological innovation," he said. "Together ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... for as the Fed notes: "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus. The ongoing public health crisis will continue to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... the extraordinary and life changing circumstances we are living through. "It's affecting every facet of our lives. Our health, our work, our emotions, our friendships, our travel plans, our life plans and of course our financial circumstances," she said. ...

ASX revises capital raising measures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... predominantly for the purpose of addressing the existing or potential future financial effect on the entity from the COVID-19 health crisis, and/or its economic impact," the ASX said. "Since their introduction, the measures have facilitated a wider range ...

APRA, ACCC sign new MoU

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have signed an updated memorandum of understanding in a bid to increase information sharing, coordination, and cooperation between the two regulators. ...

PEP acquires listed tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners is acquiring an ASX-listed tech firm for $503 million, with plans to help it grow internationally. Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners, with $4.9 billion in assets under management, is in agreement to acquire ...

RBA observes weakness and uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... likely to be uneven, with the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria having a major effect on the economy. "Uncertainty about the health situation and the future path of the economy was continuing to affect the spending plans of many households and businesses. ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... States and China. Prime Minister Suga has very big shoes to fill in Shinzo Abe who unexpectedly resigned on August 28 for health reasons. After serving a year and a day as Japan's prime minister from 26 September 2006 to 26 September 2007, Shinzo ...

Australian Unity adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... protect aged care residents, home care customers and the employees who support them, the provision of hardship relief for health insurance and banking customers, and the effect of tightened economic circumstances and the equity market downturn on the ...