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Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... program will include presentations, workbooks, journals, peer support and counselling for participating schools in selected regions of New South Wales and Queensland." Last year, nabtrade supported the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners, in 2018 they partnered ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... to solidify itself as a major player in the Asia Pacific. "The Asia Pacific region has been one of our fastest growing regions in the last five years," Flood said. "We see the Australian market as particularly interesting. It's a very sophisticated market ...

Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... measures increasing assistance for businesses and workers. "This is our plan. A plan for jobs, for businesses, for the regions, for the economy, for the country. A plan to support the British people." The new "plan" followed his "Plan for Jobs" scheme ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... discourage use of public transport. Meanwhile, Spain's Catalonia shut bars and restaurants. Italy did the same for many regions and strengthened existing social distancing and face covering rules. The Netherlands entered a partial lockdown. Central ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... and Melbourne since March have still been pronounced. Vacancy rates increased by around 2 percentage points in the inner regions of Sydney and Melbourne and a little more than 1 percentage point in the outer suburbs of Sydney, but were broadly unchanged ...

Capital Group hires from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... priority in Capital Group's long-term growth plans. We've made significant strides in growing our business across both regions and plan to continue building on these efforts to serve clients in the years ahead," Henriques said. "Bringing exceptional ...

Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... exposure over the next 12 months. The results demonstrated that the drivers behind increasing EM exposure differ across regions; 45% say that one of their top two reasons is the declining volatility in emerging markets over longer term, a hugely important ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... number of critical assumptions concerning the evolution of the pandemic. The resurgence of infections seen in some European regions in recent weeks is assumed to broaden and intensify over the next few quarters, requiring a continuation of containment ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... the research, down modestly from 64.7% the previous year," WTW said. The share of DB funds slightly decreased across all regions except for in Asia-Pacific, where the same level was maintained. "DB plans dominate in North America and Asia-Pacific where ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... initiatives, such as clamping down on nightclubs, requiring masks in public areas and mandating people returning from hard-hit regions quarantine. Leaders have so far refrained from harsher mitigation measures seen at the start of the outbreak. German ...