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Younger generations lead the SMSF surge: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... investors Balaji Gopal said: "Research tells us that a record number of new investors made their first trade during the pandemic and a large proportion of these new investors were Millennial and Gen Z's." "Unsurprisingly, many of them want full control ...

Cbus snares head of debt from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... have supported corporates of different shapes and sizes, including lending to support construction projects during the pandemic when credit was harder to come by," she said. "Anne will be a great addition to the team, and I look forward to working with ...

AIST president to step down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... sector, putting others first". "During her tenure we've had two federal elections, a royal commission and the global pandemic, all of which have increased the number of board meetings that Catherine has had to lead," Scheerlinck said. On a personal ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... service to support Australia's finance and securitisation market during both the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Bath "was responsible for the Commonwealth's interest rate swap portfolio, financial asset management and debt management ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine immediately slowed the recovery from the Covid pandemic and set the global economy on a course of lower growth, the OECD said. The intergovernmental organisation's latest economic outlook said global growth would ...

Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said. "Looking forward, we can be thankful that most restrictions related to the pandemic have now been lifted. "However, already during 2022 a new set of challenges, led by inflation and rising interest rates, have ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... the withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help the Australian economy during the pandemic. The resilience of the economy and the higher inflation mean that this extraordinary support is no longer needed. "Given the ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... spending outpaced growth in household income." "The 11.4% household saving ratio was the lowest since the start of the COVID pandemic but remains above pre-pandemic levels." Barclays confirmed that increases in consumption expenditure had outpaced growth ...

A mixed year for super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... for some time to come. Over 2020/21 investment markets and the super sector rebounded from the initial impacts of the pandemic but the Early Release of Super scheme continued to impact membership. The early release payments and the first stage closure ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Ruli Vilijoen said there tends to be more balance between men and women at analyst level. Vilijoen also suggested post pandemic working from home flexibility may help open doors for more female leaders. As we push towards greater equality, there will ...