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Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Wall Street benchmark equity indices closed on the up and up on May 7 - the Dow and the S&P 500 index even rallied new record highs -- the same day the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The housing market now stands at $8.1 trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets ...

Mainstream bidding heats up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The fund administrator has accepted a new offer from SS&C after receiving an unsolicited superior bid from another firm. Apex Group made a superior offer to SS&C's original bid of $2 per share, coming in at $2.55 per share. SS&C has exercised its matching ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
As expected, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy board decided to keep current settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying ...

Legalsuper adds Law Institute of Victoria chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
The $4.5 billion industry superannuation fund has welcomed Law Institute of Victoria chief executive Adam Awty to its board of directors. Awty has replaced Ashurst partner Geoff Hone who served on the board for 11 years. "At a time when superannuation ...

LGIAsuper picks custodian for merged fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
LGIAsuper, which is merging with Energy Supe r and recently bought S uncorp's superannuation assets, has appointed a new custodian for the total $28 billion in assets. The merged industry fund will use NAB Asset Servicing as its custodian, siding ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Count Financial has announced the latest firm to join its national advice network. StrategyOne Advice Network has joined Count Financial, the 16 th new firm to join since the start of 2021. Based in Northern Sydney, StrategyOne was previously part of ...

ClearView appoints head of life strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
ClearView Wealth has hired a former Zurich executive as its head of life strategy and transformation in a newly created role. Maria Falas was most recently Zurich Financial Services' head of mental health and wellness. She held the same role at ...

Midwinter hires chief commercial officer from AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Bravura Solutions' advice technology division has hired a new chief commercial officer from AMP and announced that its chief operating officer has exited. Steve Davison joins Midwinter as chief commercial officer, finishing up at AMP after almost ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
The Eurozone is back - back in recession, that is, dragged down into a double-dip by the coronavirus -- its resurgence (third time unlucky), its variants and the slow pace of vaccinations. Preliminary estimates released by Eurostat show the single-currency ...