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Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'National Accounts' show the Australian economy expanded by 1.8% in the March 2021 quarter - the third consecutive quarter of growth since the pandemic-induced recession in the March and June quarters ...

State Super rejigs defensives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... he considered while making the allocations were: an acceptable level of returns, a distribution component and liquidity. "March 2020 was a really good example. Structured products - even though they are AAA rated were hard to liquidate at a reasonable ...

How noise impacts trading performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... traders to assess risk in markets. The findings suggest that some traders may have benefited from working from home from mid-March 2021. And, on a wider scale, the move to working from home could have even improved market efficiency as almost all traders ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... OECD's 'Economic Outlook' report upgraded Australian GDP growth to 5.1% this year (from 4.75% it forecast in March and 3.2% in December 2020. This stronger economic growth would boost the labour market with the RBA expecting the jobless rate ...

GAM hires from BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... grow our business in Asia, including by responding to growing client demand for sustainable solutions in the region." At March end GAM Investments had about $179 billion in assets under management across 14 countries. Correction: A previous version of ...

Platinum launches investment bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... bond with Australian Unity. It is offering two options: Platinum's International Fund or the Asia Fund, according to the March 19 product disclosure statement. Lifeplan Australian Friendly Society will act as the issuer of the investment bond structure. ...

Licensee awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... Finchley & Kent, launched one year ago now has about 14 advisers on board, has replaced Asendium for its fact-find solution. In March, ROAR patented Highlighter, its proprietary application that enables the conversion of Microsoft Excel tools into online ...

Westpac senior leader departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... counter-terrorism provisions. The bank announced it would merge its consumer and business division s and combine leadership in March, saying at the time that only chief executive of business Guil Lima would depart after 15 months in the role. Westpac ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... Thematic Funds Landscape Report revealed assets in thematic funds in Australia grew 160% over a year to US$2 billion in March 2021. There are currently 29 thematic funds domiciled in Australia, of which seven launched in the first quarter of this year. ...

Chief economist update: OECD upgrades global growth but advises continued policy support

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... global GDP to grow by 5.8% this year and by 4.4% in 2022. This compares with the 5.6% and 4.0%, respectively, it forecast in March and a sharp upgrade from the 4.2% (for 2021) and 3.7% (for 2022) predicted in its December 2020 report. However, it cautioned ...