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Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020

"They say that breaking up is hard to do Now I know I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka It's been three-and-a-half years since the UK decided and then filed for divorce from the European Union (EU) and 11 months into the transition period ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020

The European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint financial markets expecting more goodies in their Christmas stockings. While it kept the price of credit unchanged - repo rate at 0%, marginal lending rate at 0.25% and deposit facility rate at -0.5% ...

CBA private office head joins Mutual Trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON | MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020

Ralf Haase established the CPO in 2009 to develop and lead the ultra-high net worth business segment of Commonwealth Private. CBA restructured the business unit in June, folding into Commonwealth Private and making Haase redundant. Prior to his time ...

Hannover reverses out of group insurance

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020

... could soon be looking for a new group life insurer, as Hannover Re reverses out of the segment to focus on reinsurance. The German insurer currently has insurance mandates for large superannuation funds like Equipsuper and Sunsuper as well as for smaller ...

International consortium sets sights on Optus

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020

A consortium of investors including a $116 billion Canadian pension fund has appointed financial advisers to participate in the upcoming sale of Optus towers. Symphony Consortium, consisting of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020

Australians are the most anxious about the impact COVID-19 will have on their portfolios but are also among the most proactive investors, according to a global comparison. Calastone's survey of 1800 retail investors from Australia, UK, USA, Germany ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020

... of investors in the US and UK specified healthcare/diseases prevention and cures as the cause that matters most to them. German investors however, responded with environment and sustainability as their first preference followed by improved education ...

Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020

Just as Victorian Premier Dan Andrews toasted each and every Victorian with caramel-iced doughnuts and a top-shelf bottle of Starward whiskey to celebrate the end of Melbourne's lockdown, European governments -- one after the other -- have been ...

Australia among strongest on governance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020

New research from the Calvert Institute has identified the countries with the strongest and weakest corporate governance practices, with Australia among the top of the pack. Calvert examined 10 governance factors, including accounting risks and shareholder ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020

It won't be long now till we again hear "balcony concertos" - the ones started in Italy back in March this year (and gone viral on cyberspace) when the government imposed a hard lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic - for infections in Europe ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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