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Northern Trust races up custody league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... executive Robert Brown said the fall in total assets under custody was largely a result of market valuation impacts, while the spike in transactions reflected the level of activity by underlying institutions adjusting their portfolios in response to ...

Super contributions rise despite ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... $120.6 billion, while there were $37.4 billion in total benefit payments in the June 2020 quarter. The increase reflected a spike in lump sum payments caused by the ERS scheme that commenced on 20 April 2020. Lump sum payments totalled $26.8 billion ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... seen since the spring. France recorded the highest number of cases since its March peak, while Germany recorded its highest spike in daily cases since April 26." "Spain continued to record the highest rate of cases in the region with Madrid, the biggest ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... economies, raising worries about a second wave derailing the bloc's recovery hopes. Germany recorded its biggest daily spike in cases in more than three months with officials citing returning travelers as the cause. France marked its highest daily ...

Sales, reporting top buy-side pandemic struggles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... concern on both sides - 44% of both sides reported it as an 8-10 concern. "Migrating to fully working from home during March's spike in processing volumes created challenges in the middle and back office. But as a whole, the firms that have invested ...

Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... evident in countries such as Vietnam and Japan that were able to control transimissions early but are now experiencing a spike in infections. Nonetheless, barring a second wave and given its success in controlling coronavirus infections, New Zealand ...

Bezos adds billions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... in a single day marking the largest single day jump for an individual, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The spike in wealth was due to a near 8% spike in Amazon shares, due to people flocking to the online retailer as a result of the COVID-19 ...

Chief economist update: Haste makes Budget waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Would Australia be experiencing a second wave - and therefore, a reimposition of lockdown restrictions - had it not rushed to reopen and followed its original prescription for a six-month lockdown? Not only that, in the haste to reopen, the Victorian ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... it's in their own ethical approach to living or if it's where they put their super." The wealth manager saw a huge spike in client numbers in January, pulling in $112 million in net inflows for its super and managed fund offerings. In super alone ...

ERS surges $7bn in a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... tranche of applications were lodged at the start of the new financial year. However, Rainmaker Information data shows this spike is close to the initial spike seen when applications opened back on April 20. Rainmaker Information executive director of ...