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UK's Nest switches investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
Liz Fernando has been promoted to chief investment officer of the pension fund, taking up the mantle from Mark Fawcett. Having joined Nest in 2020 and made deputy chief investment officer in 2021, Fernando brings with her 25 years' worth of investment ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) call to pause rate hikes rested on a decision to gather more information, it said. The minutes from its April 4 board meeting, where it decided to keep the cash rate at 3.6%, reveal the board extensively weighed ...

Frontier Advisors tops asset consultant ranking

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
According to the Peter Lee Associates survey of Australian institutional investors, Frontier has kept its place as the top asset consultant in the country. The Peter Lee Associates survey collected opinions from around 100 chief investment officers ...

Brookvine folds into ASX-listed multi-boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
An ASX-listed multi-boutique has quietly acquired Brookvine in the hope of expanding its network to alternative strategies. Associate Global Partners, formerly Contango Asset Management, acquired Brookvine for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2001 ...

US CPI inflation rate stays stubbornly high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in March, remaining at 5% year on year. NAB economist Taylor Nugent said the US CPI showed welcome, but not overwhelming, progress. "Headline CPI rose less than expected, up 0.1% month on month, and 5.0% year ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hit pause on interest rate hikes this week, but RBA governor Phillip Lowe has told the National Press Club that doesn't mean they're off the table altogether. In an address, Lowe said the decision to hold ...

Love affair with managed accounts continues

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The proportion of Australian financial advisers using managed accounts has more than tripled from 17% a decade ago to a record high of 56% now, according to the latest report by State Street and Investment Trends. The latest SPDR ETFs/ Investment Trends ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Following its agreement to purchase the embattled bank, Sergio Ermotti will return to the helm of UBS and take over from Ralph Hamers. Hamers will officially relinquish his chief executive title next Wednesday to "serve the interests of the new combination ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Facing dodgy dates, ticking biological clocks and an endless procession of nosey family members asking after their private life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics ...

APRA preserves life insurance prudential standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
APRA will maintain four life insurance prudential standards following a brief consultation period. The prudential regulator flagged it was relatively satisfied with four prudential standards - Prudential Standard LPS 100 Solvency Standard; Prudential ...