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UBS set for Australian wealth management comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... and we look forward to building on that success." Meanwhile, Credit Suisse head of wealth management Australian and New Zealand Michael Marr commented: "We are excited to build on the success of Credit Suisse Wealth Management in Australia. Our shared ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... also can't be ruled out which would also justify keeping interest rates steady." HSBC chief economist for Australia, New Zealand and global commodities Paul Bloxham believes the RBA is done with hiking the cash rate and likely pause for the next few ...

QIC secures stake in smart metering company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... joint venture that gives it a 50% stake in a company that provides gas and electricity metering solutions. Vector, a New Zealand electricity and gas distributor, has offloaded half ownership of its metering business, Vector Metering, to a newly launched ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... likely circumstances. Rick Di Cristoforo, Morningstar director research and investment products for Australia and New Zealand, said that ASIC 175 urges advisers to understand their research provider's business model. Di Cristoforo told a recent Morningstar ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... reflect the final piece of the puzzle needed ahead of next week's meeting. HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham has previously favoured the prediction of halting rates and said the latest data signals inflation has reached ...

Another Aussie mandate for Apex Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... suite of services, driving our organic growth in the region," Apex Group head of business development Australia and New Zealand Nick Bradford said. "We are proud to be supporting the launch of Hamilton12's new Australian Shares Income Fund through our ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... could make or break the case to hike or pause," Aird concluded. On the other hand, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham is leaning more towards a halt in rises. "We think the RBA is done with rate rises, at least for the moment ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
A US$74 billion alternatives asset manager has opened a local office and hired a head of Australia and New Zealand from HSBC. GCM Grosvenor has established an office in Sydney and appointed Andy Lukas to lead the firm's push into the region. The ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... work week are being conducted all over the world, and Quiggin says the results are promising. "It all started with a New Zealand trustee company, trying the four-day week with great success, and they then went on and established Work Week Global, which ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... significant financial assistance many governments offered small business to survive the pandemic. Across the ditch, however, New Zealand small businesses found it the most difficult to repay loans due to increasing interest rates and supply chain iss ...