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Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... not. The 9.5% contraction represents the quarter-on-quarter (which incidentally also corresponds to the year-on-year) performance of the US economy as at the end of June. The BEA's normal and traditional measure has America's economy sinking ...

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... was managed by Omega Global Investors. Listed under the ticker Z3RO, it was the first ETF in Australia to charge no performance or management fees, and came at the heels of Fidelity's zero-fee ETF push in the United States. "We are not looking to ...

Macquarie fired 32 people in "consequence management"

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... under management at 30 June 2020, down 5% on 31 March 2020. "Macquarie remains well positioned to deliver superior performance in the medium term due to its deep expertise in major markets, strength in business and geographic diversity and ability to ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Northern Trust's survey of its American not-for-profit institutional clients found strong performance in the June quarter but year-to-date returns are still negative at pension funds and the like. Public funds -- which have about 50% in equities -- ...

Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... and March 23, according to new research coming out of S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the crash, most factor indices' performance aligned with their long-term characteristics, S&P Dow Jones Indices APAC global research and design director Liyu Zeng said. ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... below decade-long averages; down 67.2%, 37.4% and 21.7%. Other key indicators used by CommSec to measure economic performance, were inflation rates, real wages growth and home prices. Hobart had the highest annual inflation rate in the March quarter ...

Garry Laurence to depart Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... equities funds in the future." Following the manager transition, Perpetual will drop the fees to 0.99% and get rid of performance fees. While the buy/sell spread will increase, the firm is estimating a reduction on transaction costs. Perpetual also said ...

Westpac announces appointment, departure

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... delivering large-scale transformation programs at major international banks that improve operating and technology performance. "We look forward to Scott leading our technology and operations teams." Collary has previously worked in Australia as ANZ's ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... Redpoint Investment Management. GSFM said economic uncertainty existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but investment performance will depend on more than economic fundamentals. Stephen Miller, investment strategist at GSFM, said investing uncertainty ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Australian investors are considerably more dissatisfied with portfolio performance than their global peers, according to bfinance's mid-year Asset Owner Survey. Over 40% of super fund respondents in Australia have been dissatisfied with the performance ...