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Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
The inauguration of Joe Biden as the US's 46th president and his almost immediate buckling down to work garnered much of the media's attention last week. Hours after he was sworn in, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations ...

Perpetual reports $2.7bn in net outflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Perpetual's strategies saw $2.7 billion in net outflows in the December quarter, taking its total assets to $89.2 billion. The outflows were primarily from the institutional channel at $2.6 billion, while about $700 million came out of the intermediary ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... Advance Australia Fair." The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 50,000 workers found employment in December - in line with market expectations. Though the monthly addition in jobs has slowed from 180,000 in October and 90,000 in ...

Ophir readies new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
The equities boutique will launch a new mid-cap focused equities fund, as its last fund readies for a hard close at January end. The Ophir Global High Conviction Fund will be an extension strategy to the $773 million Global Opportunities Fund, with ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Payroll jobs had recovered to pre-COVID levels by early December 2020, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said early to mid-December is a seasonal peak for jobs each ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The investment management firm has appointed a former government secretary as a non-executive director. Heather Smith has 20 years' experience in the Australian public service sector and was previously secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The price of iron ore continues to rise and rise. It's up by another 9.1% in the first half of the first month of 2021 to US$169.97/metric tonne after soaring by 70.3% last year, sending it closer to the record high of US$191.70/metric tonne it ...

HUB24 posts record inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
HUB24 picked up $1.7 billion net inflows, 24 new licensee agreements and 113 advisers in the December quarter. The $1.7 billion in net inflows is 26% higher than the September quarter and 37% higher than the December 2019 quarter. Meanwhile, strong ...

Optimum Pensions partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
David Orford's Optimum Pensions has signed a five-year exclusive agreement with Generation Life to bring its retirement income product to the market. Generation Life will manufacture, administer, market and distribute an investment-linked pension ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Japan may need to spend more to mitigate the expected slowing in consumption and business activity following the declaration of the second state of emergency. The worst of the pandemic appeared to have passed when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo ...