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Job boom expected in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
Close to a third of wealth management organisations are looking to boost staff numbers this year, with sales roles expected to be most in demand. According to new figures from Super Recruiters, 32% of wealth management organisations expect to hire more ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... wary of the new record high. The Index gained 47 points on Thursday to finish at 7041.8, setting a new record high for the third day straight. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.51% or 35.90 points to 7077.70. IG market analyst Kyle Rodda ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... this first hand. "I returned to work after three months with my first two children and after four and a half months with my third. My 'targets' were not adjusted for this," she told Financial Standard. "I had sympathetic managers, however their ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... total assets, US$4.56 trillion is in passive investments. The firm generated US$51.5 billion in passive investments in the third quarter last year, compared to the US$741 million it made from its active investments. That's nearly 70 times more revenue ...

JPMorgan Chase reports record profits

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... income, up 12% from the previous year. Net income was up $12.3 billion (US$8.5 billion) in the fourth quarter, up 6% from the third quarter and up 21% from the previous year. JPMorgan's annual net revenue lifted 6% from the previous year, generating ...

Cbus Super chief to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... undertakes an "extensive executive search" to find a replacement for his role. "David has been chief executive of Cbus for over a third of its existence and over that time the fund has become an industry leader and a sophisticated global investor," Cbus ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... or weapons manufacturers), promote (companies with good ESG credentials) and contribute (through proactive investment in third world countries). He also suggested that fossil fuels and plastics manufacturing will continue to be social and environmental ...

Chief economist update: Brexit - the news that was

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
"MPs voted to give third reading to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) by 330 to 231 - a majority of 99 - which allows the bill to sail through to the House of Lords where peers will begin line by line scrutiny next week." This the latest news from ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... year, led by a handful of larger emerging economies, stabilising after recession and economic slowdown. That said, about a third of these developing economies are projected to decelerate during the year ahead as exports and investments weaken. The outlook ...

Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... Securities and Exchange Commission, the newly minted consumer division netted only US$124 million in pre-tax earnings in the third quarter. That's compared to its global markets business which netted $1.68 billion, its investment banking business which ...