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Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... reading of 31.9 in May from a record low of 13.6 in the previous month; manufacturing PMI rose to 39.4 in May (from 33.4 in April); services s PMI went up to 30.5 in May (from 12.0 in April) - private sector activity remained in deep contraction territory. ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... Rainmaker research shows the average return for MySuper products in May was 2.1%, which followed the 3.2% return posted in April. The result followed returns of -3.3% and -9.5% in February and March, as the crisis began to violently shake financial markets. ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Hedge funds in April posted their highest one-month returns since May 2009, but still have a long way to go before they can pare back March quarter losses. Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 5.82% in April as most stock markets rebounded ...

Newgate fund starts new life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... year to 75bps. The manager change also returns the fund to normal daily redemptions, after it tightened them to monthly in April amid COVID-19 uncertainty. Sanlam Private Wealth was established in Australia in 2009 by Werner Stals. It manages about $800 ...

Plato fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Index. It charged 41 bps per year as fees. Since inception, it had returned 0.1% higher than its benchmark after fees to April end. However, performance for shorter time frames (five years, three years and one year to April end) was under the benchmark. ...

Gold holding onto Fibonacci resistance: Daily FX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... eventually topping in 2008 with that second RSI read above 75)." Stanley said the price of gold began to rise around mid-April, and put in another test in mid-May; both of which saw buyers fail to break through. "But, perhaps more troubling is the fact ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... into capital reserves three days after Vasco served Mayfair a notice of default. Vasco said that Mawhinney sent an email on April 3 suggesting it release the capital protection reserves to IPO Wealth to "free up some liquidity for the benefit of the ...

Recruitment lifts as economy reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... said. "There are some promising signs with all states and territories showing an increase in job ad volumes compared to April, suggesting we have turned a corner as long as we do not see a return of restrictions or a further outbreak." Although job losses ...

Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Women, Work and Leadership Group at the University. It is valued at $40,000 per year, for up to four years, and opened on April 20. Applications for the PhD scholarship close on June 22. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in or be applying for ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, with 55% of jobs lost in Australia held by women. Female work hours also reduced by 11.5% in April, compared to a 7.5% reduction suffered by male workers. AMP managing director of superannuation, retirement and platforms ...