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QBE appoints local chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... teams, and driving performance," Pryce said. "Sue's insurance expertise, together with her experience as an executive at a major commercial lines brokerage, will be an asset to QBE, helping us continue to respond to the needs of our customers and brokers..." ...

Best, worst investment ideas for 2021: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... strategic asset allocation in well-diversified institutional portfolios, ARK argued, as during the last decade it is the only major asset with consistently low correlations to traditional asset classes. It has less of a correlation to real estate, gold ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... four Australian economists who took part in the survey agreed that the coronavirus crisis would lead to an "increase or major increase" in income inequality. They believe the government didn't have an adequate plan in place to address the issue as the ...

Centuria spends big ahead of fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... logistics, manufacturing and distribution sectors, which are all located in core industrial markets within close proximity to major transportation infrastructure," he said. "We have already experienced strong expressions of interest for this fund and ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The move towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations dominated MSCI's Investment Insights 2021 survey. Around 200 executives at different asset owners were surveyed by phone late last year, representing sovereign wealth funds ...

Ignition Advice appoints deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... departments at Commonwealth Bank, Optus, Amdahl and IBM Australia. "I am very excited to be a part of what I expect will be a major international software and services company in the rapidly expanding financial services and advice sector," Scrimshaw ...

IFM makes multi-billion-dollar energy bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... includes the largest gas distribution and third largest electricity distribution networks in Spain. IFM said it is also a major investor in renewables, with an existing portfolio of 4.6GW of capacity including wind, solar and hydroelectric. "IFM's 25 ...

International investors eye Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Investors from North America and Europe have said Australia is the investment location of choice in the Asia Pacific region, according to research from Anrev. The annual investment intentions survey found the majority of global institutional investors ...

Future Super chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... Future Super with Adam Verwey in 2014. Sheikh will now step back into the chief executive role solo. "Kirstin has been a major force behind the success of our business. Her contribution has shaped our industry reputation, strategy and innovation, and ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... the acceleration in economic growth came mostly from mining, while manufacturing grew at a steady pace, with 35 out of 41 major industries contributing positively. This is punctuated by the higher than expected increase 7.3% year-on-year increase in ...