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Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... 2008-2009, inflation died. We've been all witnesses to half-a-century low unemployment rates across many nations around the world and yet inflation remained dead. So much so that in its 13 April 2013 publication, The Economist printed "The death ...

Pinnacle backs investment platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... business. We want to offer an easier and more engaging way for Australia's retail investors to access our growing network of world-class asset managers," Pinnacle founder and managing director Ian Macoun said. "By investing in OpenInvest via this funding ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Core Strategy investment option annualised investment returns could be nearly two percentage points higher by 2040 if the world acts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Rest said its average 48-year-old member has an account balance of $67,000 and ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... the one solution. It is a defensive strategy that targets a strong negative correlation to equities and a beta to the MSCI World Index of -0.6 or lower. In March 2020 when the MSCI World Index fell 13.23%, during volatility sparked by the pandemic, the ...

Default MySuper fees drop to 1%: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... said. "If this was to happen, Australia could be on track to have one of the best value superannuation fund systems in the world." Rainmaker's annual fee study looked at 2683 fee options across 175 products.

Christian Super enhances insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... been able to work with its insurer, Hannover Life Re, to sharpen several elements of the product. "From a belief system world view, and you can't generalise, but you're less likely to have members engage in riskier behaviours. The risk profile of our ...

Montgomery adds to global strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... overall outperformance of the markets it invests in spanning more than three decades, Polen Capital is regarded as one of world's most successful active fund managers, so we're delighted to be deepening our partnership, and offering Australian and New ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Asset Management's real estate business once Telfer commences. "Australia is one of the largest investment markets in the world, and we are excited to have Alison on board at this pivotal time as we expand and shape the future of our franchise and capitalise ...

Macquarie leads Aussie managers in global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... experienced a 13.3% increase, Europe (including the UK) and Japan grew by 16.7% and 10.2% respectively. Managers from rest of the world saw their AUM grow by 19.4%. Of the top 20, 14 are US fund managers, accounting for 78.6% of the top 20 AUM. On the ...

Ellerston to shutter Morphic ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... fund's performance hasn't waned. In the year to September 30, the fund returned 34.47%, beating the MSCI All Countries World Daily Total Return Net Index's 26.45%. It's also beaten the benchmark over the last three years and CYTD, bringing ...