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Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... deceleration in GDP growth (at market exchange rates) to 2.3% from 2.8% last year. Surprise, surprise but all four international institutions recommend a "coordinated fiscal response" given that monetary policy has seemingly become impotent. However ...

Fidelity wholesale director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Fidelity International is hunting for a new head of wholesale sales for its Australian business after the incumbent left. Andrew Mathie finished up at Fidelity in late August, after two years with the company. Mathie worked directly with Fidelity managing ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... his Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - the central bank of central banks - Committee on the Global Financial System, chaired by Lowe, provides ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... commercialising the investment platform while building out the superannuation and pension offer in Australia and exploring international opportunities for the global platform. Spitfire executive director and founder Laurence Milne said: "John is ideally ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... with an appropriate range of investment options (18%) considered more important than fees charged (17%) for the international cohort of employers. SSGA head of investments Australia, Jonathan Shead said that with the battle for employer default fund ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... exhibit. The Fund is considered appropriate for those seeking exposure to domestic fixed interest and for blending with international fixed interest strategies to produce a more balanced set of investment outcomes." Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand ...

Macquarie, Tasplan and QIC shuffle airports

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... purchased the United Kingdom's only dedicated business airport, Farnborough Airport and sold its interest in Hobart International Airport to a consortium including QIC. MIRA's Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 picked up Farnborough from a consortium ...

RC sting felt in finance pay packets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... companies. However, Perceptor said there is opportunity amid the disruption as fintechs and neo-banks scale up and international fintechs enter the Australian market. In order to thrive in this environment, Perceptor said candidates need to be able to ...

Glitch hits ASX-listed managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... together have about $500 million in assets, for about three hours yesterday. This includes the $343 million Platinum International Fund (quoted managed fund) (ASX: PIXX), which feeds into the $9.7 billion Platinum International Fund. And the $153 million ...

AUSTRAC orders audit of PayPal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... financial crime laws. The financial intelligence agency said the concerns relate to PayPal Australia's compliance with international fund transfers reporting obligations. AUSTRAC said the reports provide vital intelligence that enables it to combat serious ...