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More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... 12.2% while Africa saw the only decline in wealth. Based on the data, Knight Frank expects the number of UHNWIs around the world to grow a further 28.3% by 2026. Meanwhile, not only are there more UNHWIs in Australia than ever before, but these individuals ...

EY appoints chief economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... welcome Murphy to the team. "She will hit the ground running as we continue to play our part in building a better working world - one where economic growth is sustainable and inclusive," he said. EY Oceania deputy chief executive and Oceania markets ...

ESG funding booms in Australia: Calastone

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... devoted to ESG strategies. "Inflows to ESG funds have grown exponentially, following trends we are seeing elsewhere in the world, and we expect this to continue in 2022 as economies reopen," Calastone managing director, head of Australia and New Zealand ...

Global markets shaken by war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... messy and bloody civil war. For the markets, this risks growth in the Eurozone - which could bleed out into the rest of the world - as economic activity and confidence is disturbed." He added that this could be a driver for inflation, at a time when ...

Mingshi Investment Management to launch local offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... such, local managers - such as Mingshi - that combine the best of on the ground local academic and applied research, with world class trading and risk management arguably have an edge right now." Founded in 2010, Mingshi is a quantitative manager with ...

U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... ethical investor, with its first funds established in 1985. Its north star of investing with purpose, and improving our world through the power of ethical investing, is a huge attraction for me - enabling me to also "give back" and improve our world ...

AIA sells super, investments business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... health and wellbeing, in order to deliver on our dream of making Australia the healthiest and best protected nation in the world," AIA chief executive Damien Mu said. He said Resolution Life was selected because its in-force business model, driven by ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... soared by 7.7% to 31.02 on the aforementioned headlines (its highest level since late January this year). Consequently, world equity market indices and bond prices have been going down. We've been through this before. The 1990 Gulf War, September ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Australian Certified Financial Planners added 164 professionals to the fold last year, taking the total to nearly 5000. The Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is the certification body for the CFP designation in the country, recorded ...

Goldman Sachs appoints alternatives head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... Sachs Asset Management head of Australia and New Zealand alternatives investing David Gribble commented. "As one of the world's largest alternatives managers, we are excited about delivering the full capabilities of our platform to investors in this ...