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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
The continued spread of the Delta variant in most parts of the world - even in New Zealand despite being locked down after only one case - and reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country ...

World Pension Alliance condemns COVID early release

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The international pension body is warning of the dangers in governments allowing unrestricted pension withdrawals as a pandemic response. The WPA represents pension plans and providers in Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Latin America ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... risks to the economic outlook remain". In Japan, it was all about the Olympics of course. To be able to proceed with the world games in these abnormal times was an achievement in itself. The "thrill of victory". "The agony of defeat". Athletes from around ...

Natixis IM appoints APAC distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... division Tim Ryan. "These appointments reinforce our ambition to progress among the top fifteen largest asset managers in the world and become the most client centric asset manager," Ryan said. "With our affiliates' distinctive investment capabilities ...

3PD wins distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... beyond traditional global investing," Thakker said. "India is likely to regain its spot as the fastest-growing economy in the world soon aided by catalysts like potential shift of global supply chains to India as they look to diversify their supplier ...

Angus Benbow leaves finance for fitness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... incredible job in laying the foundations for this global technology business to scale up and change people's lives around the world. Milestone moment to step away from traditional corporate roles and take part in building a business from its early ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... which is Cayman Islands domiciled, claims to be the biggest Bitcoin exchange and alt-coin cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volumes traded. However, the FCA has warned consumers to stay away. The regulator said it was aware that the company is ...

ATO cracks down on crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... licence to ignore their tax obligations," Loh said. "While it appears that cryptocurrency operates in an anonymous digital world, we closely track where it interacts with the real world through data from banks, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... August, from £4.4 billion based on revised estimates for GDP growth to expand by 7.25% -- the fastest rate since World War II - this year from the February 2021 estimate of 5.0% and for the unemployment rate to peak at 5.5% later this year - as significant ...

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... mobile wallets, debit cards and changing the way they are paying for things," he added. Singh said governments around the world ended up have remarkably similar policy responses to the pandemic - supporting lockdowns as a health response and pouring ...