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Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Rest has increased its parental leave for employees who work full time or part time. Eligible employees can now claim 16 weeks of paid parental leave instead of the 14 weeks previously available can be taken flexibly during a 12-month period. Rest chief ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... crimp demand for iron ore. But this had been negated by rising demand elsewhere. Reuters points out that "imports by the rest of the world are rising, with ex-China arrivals estimated at 41.25 million tonnes in March, up from 34.43 million in February ...

Rest executive to retire, GM appointed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... at Resolution Life Australia for close to 18 months. Prior to that she spent 12 years at AMP in a variety of senior roles. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle said Evans' retirement offered the fund the opportunity to refine its leadership structure. "Amy ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
A global fund manager research and benchmarking firm has launched in Australia, appointing a former Macquarie Group executive to lead the business. David Goodman is the new managing director of Inalytics for the Asia Pacific region. Goodman was most ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Honner PritchittBland Mountain Media Reverb Media SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR BT Zurich Future Super Australian Ethical Rest Super VIDEO CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR BT PIMCO Vanguard Hostplus Praemium WEBSITE OF THE YEAR ClearBridge Investments Aware ...

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 ...

Citi hires transition management expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Citi has welcomed a State Street veteran to lead its Asia Pacific transition management and portfolio solutions team. James Clark joins as a director based in Singapore where he has been located for the past 16 years. Clark will be responsible for managing ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... our adviser network, and I have no doubt that the StrategyOne team will fit in well and bring tremendous knowledge to the rest of our Membership, given our 'best practice sharing' ethos," he said. Recently, CountPlus member firm Kidmans acquired the ...