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Magellan performance fees dip 70%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... has now hired about 150 people and has begun onboarding clients. Barrenjoey recently hired David Gonski as chair and will start to go live with the markets business from the second quarter. Magellan's results did not hold any big surprises, primarily ...

BetaShares to launch new fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... Australian ETF Review for the calendar year end 2020 revealed the i ndustry grew to $95.2 billion, up from $62 billion at the start of the year. This is not only the highest annual change on record, it has also shot the market capitalisation of the industry ...

BlackRock appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... regional leadership already in place to advance our business." Lord, who will be based in Hong Kong, said she cannot wait to start working in "one of the most diverse and dynamic regions in the world". BlackRock is rapidly transforming its business to ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference opened with the creator of super, former Prime Minister Paul Keating, alleging the government is swindling workers. Discussing the suggestion that the current government may forgo ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... certainly firmed from the lows recorded in the middle of last year, they still haven't reached pre-pandemic levels - at the start of 2020, the headline CPI inflation rate was at 2.5%, the core CPI at 2.3%, the headline PCE inflation at 1.9% and the core ...

Wilsons starts Canberra office

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
The 125-year-old advice and stockbroking firm is establishing a Canberra office, as two financial advisers based in the region join from Elston. Tim Anderson and Richard Taylor have joined Wilsons' private wealth advisory team, which is headed by Paul ...

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... highlighted the difficult circumstances faced by those under its watch, with insurance companies being rocked by bushfires at the start of the year, and the super industry reacting to the government's early release scheme. APRA chair Wayne Byres said ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... to set a negative Bank Rate at some point in the future, on balance, it concluded overall that it would be appropriate to start the preparations to provide the capability to do so if necessary in the future. The MPC therefore agreed to request that the ...

Longstanding Challenger exec in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
Challenger's executive director, real estate investments has taken on a new role with a fund manager. Chris Pak has joined EG as divisional director of business development after over seven years in his previous role and a further seven as general manager ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
A new report has revealed the number of companies Australia's largest super funds have rapidly divested amid pressure to invest with climate change in mind. Nine of the 40 largest super funds in Australia have now announced divestment from some of the ...