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Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... indicate that the fourth quarter would be equally strong or stronger. The Caixin China General Composite PMI rose to 55.7 in October 2020 from 54.5 in September. This is the fastest rate of growth in four months (June 2020) that signals increased private ...

More good news for Xplore

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... conducted a review. It has now accepted the original research and development claim made by Margaret Street Financial. On October 28, HUB24 revealed a $60 million plan to acquire Xplore through a scheme of arrangement will be funded by a combination ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... 5% of superannuation fund executives told the specialist recruiter that hiring activity ceased in the three months to October. Since June, recruitment activity has jumped by 47%, while for the majority (68%) of larger super funds with over 500 employees ...

BT changes adviser fee structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... The BT Partner Australia Shares Growth 1 Fund and the BT Partner International Shares Core 1 Fund were terminated on 12 October 2020.

Westpac settles two class actions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... Rosen Law Firm relating to its failure to monitor financial crime and anti-money laundering under the eyes of AUSTRAC on October 29. The law firm filed the class action in January this year at the US District Court for Oregon on behalf of investors who ...

UniSuper revises fees for TTR members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... 0.01% and 0.04% for some options after calculating actual costs incurred in FY19 and estimates for FY20. The updated 1 October 2020 PDS shows costs for TTR members have either higher transaction costs or management fees for the following options: Sustainable ...

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... left the role for a new one at the Victoria Funds Management Corporation. Gary Gabriel joined the VFMC investment team on October 26 as its head of the portfolio management. He will lead the group responsible for portfolio strategy and asset allocation ...

Synchron hires from MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... manager from MLC Life Insurance. Sarah Congdon has been appointed as Sychron's new Victorian state manager effective 30 October 2020. Congdon joins Synchron after 10 years as a business development manager with MLC Life Insurance. Congdon worked on the ...

First strike at Pengana LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... remuneration report, as about 49.9% of votes went against it. Unitholders of the LIC had two resolutions before them at the October 28 Annual General Meeting: THE reelection of David Groves as a director and its remuneration report. Both were carried ...

Link rejects revised offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... increased its bid to $5.40. The consortium led by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group increased its offer price on October 26. After careful consideration, Link rejected the offer two days later. "The board considers that the revised proposal does ...