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GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... increase in household spending outpaced growth in household income." "The 11.4% household saving ratio was the lowest since the start of the COVID pandemic but remains above pre-pandemic levels." Barclays confirmed that increases in consumption expenditure ...

DWS chief resigns amid greenwashing claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... undertaken in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Woehrmann said that he would like to clear the way for a fresh start, to protect both the institution and those closest to him. Deutsche Bank president and DWS supervisory board chair Karl ...

ETFS Physical Gold to be split 10:1

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
ETF Securities is conducting a 10:1 share split on its $2.6 billion ETFS Physical Gold product (GOLD). The split, which will be effective from June 8, would see owners of GOLD receive nine additional shares for each share they currently hold. Correspondingly ...

HESTA injects $4.4m into Aussie biotech startup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... bioprinting technology, enabling life-changing biomedical research and therapies. "Investments like this support innovative start-ups at an early stage of their growth, which can deliver strong returns for members while having a positive impact on the ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has said the regulator is focused on promoting effective competition, investigating allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and protecting the interests of consumers in the financial services sector. Speaking at an AFR ...

Evolving nature of investment operations boosts salaries

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... knowledge and experience, as their career path followed the supply chain from back to front office," Kaizen said. "People would start in the back office doing settlements, reconciliations, and work their way through to fund accounting or middle office ...

ETFS Capital, WisdomTree in cooperation deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... will be declassified and no longer be entrenched. My hope and expectation is that the changes announced today will be the start of the process of improvement which we believe is needed." The operation and strategy committee will welcome independent directors ...

BetaShares to launch new sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... and production of uranium, modern nuclear energy or that hold physical uranium or royalties. TANN and URNM are expected to start trading on the ASX in June 2022. Importantly, these funds will reduce stock specific and geographic risk compared to investing ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
At the latest Federal Reserve meeting most participants agreed that 50 basis point increases would likely be implemented in the coming months. As has been the case in prior meetings participants again agreed that the economic outlook was highly uncertain. ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Billionaire wealth soared during and after the pandemic, with a new billionaire created every 30 hours in 2022, a new Oxfam International brief reveals. According to Oxfam, the total wealth of the world's billionaires is now equivalent to 13.9% of global ...