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Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... country's unemployment rate fell from 5.7% in March to 5.5% in April - just 0.2 percentage points (or 33,000 people) above the start of the pandemic and 2.0 percentage points below the 7.5% high recorded in July 2020 and the sixth straight monthly ...

Future Fund to hire 70 for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The sovereign wealth fund is looking to add 70 people to its investment team, with the specific skill sets of identifying good external managers. Appearing at senate hearings yesterday Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt and chief investment officer ...

Superannuation consultant seeks new chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... replacement. QMV said the restructure comes as it pursues international clients for its data quality solution Investigate. It will start with the United Kingdom. Vaughan's new role will focus on establishing the strategy for global expansion, with immediate ...

UniSuper names next chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... marketing, digital, product and business development. Prior to this, he spent a decade at Colonial First State. He will start as UniSuper's chief executive on September 6, at which time O'Sullivan will depart. "Peter has worked across all aspects ...

QIC adds to liquid markets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
QIC has appointed a head of liquid markets investor solutions. Amanda Hausler will be responsible for developing relationships and leading specialist interactions with QIC's liquid markets group's clients and investment consultants. She reports to QIC's ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Personal Investor Balaji Gopal said the report highlighted that people are misinformed about how much money they need to start investing, with 35% believing they need more than $10,000. "The survey highlights that many people hesitate to get started ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... back the money it announced it'll be giving earlier this month - that would be political suicide. But the RBA could start tapering some of its stimulus (in July as forward guided) to ensure that rising inflation pressures, indeed, are "transitory ...

Chief economist: What JobKeeper cliff?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... country's unemployment rate fell from 5.7% in March to 5.5% in April - 0.2 percentage points (or 33,000 people) above the start of the pandemic and 2.0 percentage points below the 7.5% high recorded in July 2020 and the sixth straight monthly decline ...

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
From October 5 super funds must have stronger internal dispute resolution systems but a new ASIC survey shows many are still overshooting the 45-day deadline for resolving member complaints. The new IDR rules were set out in RG 271 introduced last July. ...

The secret to looking good in the media: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
The Comms Department managing director Bec Brown explained that one of the worst mistakes financial services companies and super funds can make when it comes to media relations is having a fear of journalists. "You will still hear examples of company ...