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AMP Capital buys digital infrastructure firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... targeting opportunities in the UK, Belgium, Austria and Germany. Mikael Sandberg, chair of VX Fiber, said full fibre and open access are the two main trends in the telecom industry today. "VX Fiber will continue with its successful fibre operator strategy ...

Chief economist update: Dan defeats second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... steps on Sunday [28 September]." The good news comes at the same time that the Queensland government announced that it will open its borders to parts of New South Wales. Eight weeks of being under house arrest in Melbourne - I should know, I stopped ...

Government increases fees for foreign investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... compliance burdens of the applications which has required the need for more resources in Treasury. "Australia remains very much open and welcome to foreign investment, but increasingly, foreign investment applications are complex, and they require conditions ...

Cbus chief technology officer departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... confident the future was bright for Cbus. Prior to his time with the super fund, Pickering was head of information technology at Open Universities Australia.

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
A major Canadian pension fund is increasing its presence in Asia Pacific, establishing a new office focused on opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) opened a new office in Singapore today, marking the ...

End of Super Complaints Tribunal nears

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) will cease to exist at the end of this year, with the Australian Financial Complaints Tribunal (AFCA) seeking to handle any remaining complaints currently with the SCT. AFCA has opened consultation on changing ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
"Australians all let us rejoice... in joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair." It wasn't supposed to go this way. Given the re-imposition of lockdown in Melbourne and most Australian states "closed border" policy, financial markets ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... areas. South Korea eased social distancing curbs, including lifting ban on indoor dining and allowing leisure facilities to open. Tokyo government this week plans to end its policy of asking establishments serving alcohol to close early. New Zealand ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... pandemic, limiting her ability to hold workshops and interact with the students in person but said that her email is always open. "It's not too much effort from me either, I really enjoy that project and I'll do what I can to help the next generation ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
"You're Marines now. You adapt. You overcome. You improvise." - Heartbreak Ridge The coronavirus pandemic has been likened to a war. US president Trump called it "the invisible enemy", French head of state Macron declared that France was "at war" ...