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Equity Trustees non-executive director retires

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Seasoned director Anne O'Donnell has announced her retirement from the trustee company after 12 years on the board. With over 35 years' experience in the finance sector, O'Donnell is an experienced executive and non-executive director in ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
As the manager of the Queensland government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
US inflation has eased to 8.5% from its historic 40-year peak of 9.1%, recorded in June. The drop beat market expectations of 8.7% and comes as a welcome relief for the Biden government. The reason for the fall is a slowdown in rising energy prices. ...

Aussie crypto investors bullish despite market volatility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
Digital investment platform Syfe has released new findings from an independent investor survey, coinciding with the launch of its product to the Australian market. At a Sydney media briefing, Syfe general manager and Australia country head Tim Wallace ...

Macquarie Asset Management buys Veolia waste business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
French utility company Veolia has agreed to sell its Suez's UK waste business to Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) for $3.5 billion. MAM will acquire 100% of the share capital of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group. Veolia has been selling off parts ...

Jameson Capital appoints chief operating officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
Jameson Capital has appointed Philippa Davies as its first chief operating officer. In the newly created role, she will oversee the finance function at Jameson including compliance management and investor reporting. She will also assist the founding ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott's head of Australian value equities Douglas Maple-Brown says the recent de-rating of many ASX listed companies will likely go further, favouring value investors. Maple-Brown said: "Stagflation fears and the end of easy money have ...

JANA adds to consulting team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
JANA has invited operations specialist Sadru Karim to join its consulting team. In the new role, Karim will work on JANA's investment trusts and take on other implementation and operational consulting assignments. The recruit will work closely with ...

Office properties here to stay: AMP Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
Speaking at the Wollongong leg of Financial Standard's Advisers Big Day Out regional roadshow, AMP Capital portfolio manager Christopher Davitt said despite pandemic pressures and the subsequent workplace trends, the outlook for office investments remains ...

Initial review of RIC strategies underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
APRA and ASIC have already begun reviewing superannuation funds' retirement income strategies, with a view to publishing its findings later this year. In a speech to the Financial Services Council's Policy Briefing, APRA member Margaret Cole said the ...