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Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The US dollar weakened, so too did the yield on 10-year US Treasuries while the equity market's benchmark indices closed on the up and up as inflation expectations in Uncle Sam's county eased, calming concerns that the US Federal Reserve would ...

Principal Real Estate wins SMA mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... challenges in the sector (as seen through the significant dislocation in GREIT valuations in the past year) provides a perfect market for active managers to capture alpha as part of a diversified portfolio." CoreSeries offers six objective-based portfolios ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
The $140 billion super fund has promoted a portfolio manager as head of government relations and policy. Andrea Forbes joined Aware Super in April 2020 as a portfolio manager in the asset management team. In her new role, Forbes will lead the government ...

QMV makes two senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... particularly in the last three years and throughout the COVID-19 period. "Jo has been with QMV for almost eight years. She is the perfect person to have in the newly created chief operating officer role which oversees operations across the QMV group ...

Savills IM appoints local team, launches fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
A newly created team, led by a former BlackRock regional executive, is boosting the international manager's presence in Australia as it launches its first pan-Asia strategy. Savills IM has appointed four, including former BlackRock managing director ...

Pengana appoints manager for global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
Pengana Capital has appointed a US-based fund manager to its global equities assets, after Jordan Cvetanovski and Steven Glass's surprise walkout in March. Connecticut-based Axiom Investors will manage the two funds: Pengana International Ethical ...

Macquarie finalises Waddell & Reed acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... fit with us." "We look forward to supporting them with our comprehensive platform that helps them design and operate the perfect practice for them and their clients. Waddell & Reed and Macquarie have been strong partners throughout the process, and we ...

AMP chair faces shareholder ire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... transformation that has yet to produce tangible results yet award him with a hefty payout. "There is never a good time, a perfect time for transition. [During] the portfolio review, Francesco and the board were talking about future leadership, given ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The coronavirus optimism that prevailed over the dying weeks of 2020 and into the first quarter of this year has been replaced by concerns over the resurgence in infections - in Europe, India, Japan, South Korea and lately, the US, among others - caused ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The way it's (not) going for Japan, recent upgrades to its 2021 economic growth made by the OECD and the International Monetary Fund might need to be toned down or even reversed to a downgrade at their next outing. The OECD's March 2021 "Interim ...