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New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... according to the Australian Taxation Office. In Xplore Wealth's most recent business update, posted to the ASX on 15 January 2020, Elevate was referred to as a newly approved sub-plan for Aracon Superannuation. That update also said Elevate, along ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... highly anticipated US-China 'phase one' trade agreement has finally come to pass - signed, sealed and delivered on January 15. The deal involves China committing to buy at least an additional US$200 billion worth of US goods and services - US$$50 ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... smell and taste the smoke as I write - two headlines caught my attention this morning. The first one is from Reuters (14 January 2020), "Australian economic outlook overshadowed by bushfires, drought: Reuters poll". According to the article: "Economists ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... stronger than the "post-crisis low" of 2.4% estimated for 2019. This is the World Bank's prediction contained in its January 2020 'Global Economic Prospects' report, noting that: "While growth could be stronger if reduced trade tensions lead ...

Commonwealth Super mulls platform changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... CSC chooses to proceed, it is looking at an execution over two weeks in March and February. Submissions will close on January 24. It is asking respondents to reply with conceptual architecture of their proposed solution, the cost of implementation, risks ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... sales. The Australian Retailers Association forecast $18.7 billion will pass through the tills between Christmas and mid-January; a 2.3% increase from 2018." Hip, hip. The RBA wouldn't need to exhaust all its interest rate cut bullets, not to mention ...

VFMC chief risk officer to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... VFMC chief executive Lisa Gray has confirmed Bryony Hayes will depart the Victorian government's investment specialist on January 17. Hayes is taking on a similar role at a corporate superannuation fund, VFMC said. Gray thanked Hayes for her significant ...

First Sentier hires AMP Capital portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... took over as the head of the MAS team in 2011 after working at Morgan Stanley in the Netherlands. "As it stands today [7 January 2020], there are no changes to the named portfolio managers (Kej Somaia and Andrew Harman) on both the real return and multi-sector ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... 1.4 million members," he said. Wood fills an existing vacancy on the Sunsuper board, while Goodey joined the board on January 1 this year. Fraser took the opportunity to recognise the work of Sunsuper's departing chair, Ben Swan. "I also acknowledge ...

Chief economist update: Brexit - the news that was

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... 650-seat House of Commons. Assuming WAB passes the upper house, which it would, the UK will be formally out of the EU on January 31 this year before going on a transition period that'll conclude on 31 December 2020. The BBC explains: "During this ...