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Franklin Templeton hires from GSFM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... said. "We continue to invest in people to remain innovative and nimble to meet the demands from our clients, backed by our world-class specialist investment managers and capabilities." O'Grady added: "I have a passion for asset management and take pride ...

WTL posts $3.3m loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... overhead reductions. Maintaining these operations in their rationalised format enables the Group to provide meaningful real world support and insights to advisers in our Wealth Today and Sentry dealer group operations," he said.

QIC appoints chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... and whole-of-fund manager. "Our investment strategy has enabled the Queensland government to become one of the few in the world to operate a fully funded defined benefit scheme," Hill said of her appointment. "This scheme, coupled with a number of state-based ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... economist Gilles Moëc, meanwhile, took a different stance. He spoke in favour of inflation, pointing out that around the world inflation has consistently been below central bank targets. "Policy makers, central banks need to find the right dosage ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... appointment, Swan said: "I'm humbled to have been chosen as the next chair of Cbus. Australia's superannuation sector is a world leading national achievement, and Cbus has been at the forefront of this success for decades." "I pledge to work ...

HESTA defines perfect merger partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... sector. "Ideally picking a fund from healthcare, from education, people in caring professions and people who care about the world," she said. "Maybe the last thing I'd say is ideally we'd merged with funds where we both bring some great synergies ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... instead of the original plan for an in-person tete-a-tete says a great deal about the states of the economy and health the world still finds itself -- much more than digesting, dissecting and analysing Fed chair Powell's missive. Of course, Powell's ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
Investment management professionals are demanding more flexibility in a post-COVID world, but many employers still need convincing, a new survey finds. The CFA Institute's survey into the future of work reveals that most men (80%) and women (87%) want ...

No all-male boards in ASX 200

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... for 35.7%; 35.5% in the ASX 50; 35% in the ASX 100; and 31.6% in the ASX 200. Australia is one of the few countries in the world to have achieved 30% representation of women on the boards of its top companies without mandated quotas or government intervention. ...

The next 20 years in Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... themes for ETFs, Macdonald counts semi-transparent ETFs and thematic ETFs. "Essentially, ETFs have been passive, but the world of ETFs is moving toward more active, and more thematic [products]. For example, climate would be one of them [and] water could ...