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Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... and the second consecutive month the index had been in expansion - after its drop from a record low 26.2 reading back in April this year. Both the manufacturing and services sectors expanded, to 28- and seven-month highs, respectively. According to JP ...

Super fund tops up Tribeca mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Liu's long-standing co-portfolio manager Sean Fenton left to start a new boutique, called Sage Capital. Fenton's April 2019 departure cost the fund two team members (Peter Moore and James Delaney, who crossed over to Sage), almost instantaneous ...

Chief economist update: Australian pessimism eases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... of consumer sentiment jumped by 18% to a reading of 93.8 in September from 79.5 in August and the 29-year low of 75.6 in April. But as Westpac chief economist, Bill Evans, notes: "...the September survey was completed before the announcement by Victorian ...

MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... about 0.8% p.a., up from -1.6%p.a. at the end of July. MySuper assets lost 13% of its value over Feb and March. But between April to August, it earned 9%. It is currently down 4% from its January 2020 peak. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... shipments to Asia, its main market. It also lowered pricing for U.S. buyers". The first wave of discounting happened in early April after the OPEC+ talks collapsed due to Russia's dissent, prompting Saudi Arabia to unilaterally announce an increase ...

Majority of ERS applications double dippers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... week to August 30, superannuation funds made payments to 51,000 members, bringing the total number to 4.2 million since April when the scheme began. The total value of payments during the week was $38 million, with $32.6 billion paid since inception. ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... August from 10.2 in the previous month and the fourth consecutive month of decline since hitting a record high 14.7% in April this year. According to the BLS: "These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... in August - a 72-month high and the fourth straight month of improvement since the record low reading of 13.8 recorded in April - as both the manufacturing (up to 55.2 in August - the fastest in six years) and services sectors (up to 58.8 - the best ...

MTAA Super, Tasplan reveal executive lineup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... executives will exit once the merger is complete, the funds said in a joint statement. The merger will officially take place on 1 April 2021 and create a $22 billion super fund. The combined fund's corporate and trustee functions will be based in ...

CommSec adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... executive manager, margin lending for close to 11 years. Smoker was chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets for three years from April 2016 to March 2019. Previous to that role he served as country head for GAIN Capital, and has held a number of senior ...