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Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... to June and the reversal in consumer sentiment does not bode well for increased spending going forward. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment declined 2.3% to 103.6 in August from 106.1 in July. While optimists still outnumber pessimists ...

Super fund welcomes industry veteran to trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... directorships at the Future Fund and the Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation. She has served on the advisory boards of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research and the Australian Office of Financial Management. During her executive ...

Funds SA appoints chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... He is also a board observer at ReturnToWorkSA and holds a directorship at JCP Investment Partners. Laband is based in Melbourne. His appointment as the Adelaide-based manager's chair comes about two years after he first joined the board in April ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... Perpetual Corporate Trust appointed goFARM Asset Management to provide certain management and administrative services. Melbourne-based goFARM Asset Management focuses on high-growth investment opportunities in Australian agriculture. Perpetual Corporate ...

Boutique fund manager eyes second LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... Accumulation Index by 4.5%," Siegling said. "The top contributors to performance for the year were ARQ Group (previously Melbourne IT), Macquarie Group, Emeco Holdings, Noni B, Shine Corporate, Facebook, Money 3, Independence Group, Navigator Global ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... Commission kicks into its latest round of public hearings. In the Royal Commission's fifth round, which kicked off in Melbourne this morning, Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge said AMP, CBA, IOOF, ANZ and StatePlus Super have admitted to engaging ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... of households reported it as their 'biggest financial worry'." This is in line with findings from the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index. While overall consumer sentiment picked up to 106.1 in July from 102.1 in the previous ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... funds, collectively managing about $700 billion, which made the witness list for the fifth round of hearings beginning in Melbourne this week. Mills Oakley special counsel Luke Hooper says an obvious starting point is whether the use of members' ...

Global fund manager expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Global investment manager Research Affiliates is growing its Australian footprint by appointing a partner to its Melbourne office. Mike Aked takes the role of partner and director of research for Australia, tasked with identifying new growth opportunities ...

ARCO takes a net short on Australian financials

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... 10 years ago with Citigroup managing director Peter Whiting, right before the GFC. It has attracted investment from Melbourne-based family office Burnham Capital. Burnham acquired a minority stake in ARCO in 2017, providing some additional working capital ...