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Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... noted that, "May should mark the low point in the PMIs and we would expect activity to lift from here on a monthly basis. Company views on the economic outlook have improved and the lift in confidence is welcome". Easing border tensions at home and with ...

Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... of her money. Danusia Giam is seeking compensation from Melinda and Robert Patterson and three related companies. Their company 8888 Group provided accounting, wealth advice and financial planning to her between 2013 and 2015. Despite shuttering, Spectrum ...

Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... respectively. However, the report contends that this age is likely to increase over the coming years. "The average age of company directors is likely to increase due to an overall healthier population, a receding retirement age, and a growing female ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... evaluation of future returns, not on past performance. We believe that screens put undue precedence on the past activities of a company and penalise companies who are in fact moving in the right direction," the strategy's lead portfolio manager Will ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible practices. Facebook's re-entry, meanwhile, came after the company managed to make improvements to its governance that resulted in a better ESG score. "Last year, the rebalance resulted in ...

Pendal awards registry mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... mandate includes $19 billion in funds under administration as at March end and over 2800 investors, Mainstream said in company filings. The agreement requires one years'notice of termination and will be renewed automatically after five years. For Mainstream ...

Global investment firm appoints new head of distribution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... AN/Z clients and has played an integral role in building out the firm's local team of distribution professionals," the company said. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2007, Hall held business development and national account positions with Schroder Investments ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... rest of the year the impact will be significant, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson. The company said Q1 represented a temporary peak for the index, with global payouts rising 3.6% on a headline basis to a first-quarter ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Private equity firm KKR, which recently acquired Colonial First State, is in hot water in the US over claims a health company it owns cut doctors pay amid the COVID-19 crisis. KKR acquired a 55% stake in CFS on 12 May 2020 for approximately $1.7 billion. ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
With days, weeks, and months passing in what seems a blink of an eye, Australians have become accustomed to the comfort of working from home. So what does it mean for commercial real estate and those invested in it? Perhaps many, arguably those without ...