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Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
Investors should not fear high levels of inflation as it will diminish by the end of 2022, one fund manager predicts. T. Rowe Price portfolio specialist Laurence Taylor forecasts that inflation will peak but will also fade in the same year. The combination ...

ASIC reviews ETP naming conventions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
ASIC is proposing to overhaul the naming conventions of exchange-traded products so that the names are "true to label". The corporate regulator argued that ETPs have different structures, features, strategies, and risks compared to listed investment ...

Christian Super hires former Mercer executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Christian Super has hired industry heavyweight David Stuart as investment chief, replacing Mark Rider who last month resigned to take up a similar role in the newly merged LGIAsuper and Energy Super. Stuart joins Christian Super following his most recent ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...

Strongest quarter for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The organic growth of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, shows no signs of wavering - with the investment giant reporting a strong fourth quarter of 2021. "BlackRock delivered the strongest organic growth in our history, even as our assets ...

ETFs had best year in 2021: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
The Australian ETF industry saw its best year on record in 2021 with $25.9 billion in cash flows and $134 billion in assets under management. Vanguard data revealed that investor flows into ETFs increased by 28% in 2021 in the face of ongoing COVID-related ...

Zurich makes key health appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Insurance giant Zurich has appointed a new chief medical officer and marketing and communications manager for its health services business in Australia. William (Bill) Monday has joined Zurich as chief medical officer and Stephanie Pierce has been appointed ...

Christian Super investment chief in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
The chief investment officer at Christian Super has been appointed to the same role with a recently merged fund. Following a national recruitment process, Mark Rider has been appointed chief investment officer at LGIAsuper and Energy Super. The appointment ...

Merricks Capital appoints head of distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
A key member of the Bennelong Funds Management distribution team has taken a new role with Merricks Capital. Camelia Seric has joined the Melbourne-based investment house and non-bank lender as its new head of distribution. Spending 10 years at Bennelong ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
China's slowing economy may have investors on edge as we ease into 2022, but there's still plenty of opportunities - so long as you know where to look, Capital Group says. Providing an investment outlook for 2022, Capital Group said investors must do ...