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Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... offerings from bank deposits (0%), fixed-term deposits (around 1.5%) and 1.19% from Australian 10-year bonds. Never mind that company earnings growth expectations remain muted - Morgan Stanley forecasts 2019-20 earnings per share growth of 3.8% - with ...

Whitehelm grows social infrastructure assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... social infrastructure assets through the acquisition of a portfolio of Norwegian properties. Whitehelm Capital portfolio company Pioneer Public Properties has completed the acquisition of 11 Norwegian preschools, boosting the firm's portfolio to 174 ...

Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... $250 million. Sahota was previously the head of fixed income at Challenger, managing $9.3 billion for Challenger Life Company and Australian superannuation funds.

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Xplore said the new long-term contract with J.P. Morgan was on "favourable" terms and should result in cost savings for the company. "As part of the OnePlatform program mentioned in the update, Xplore will be moving to one custodian for all our offers," ...

Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... agreement in what could be its second-biggest client after Escala Partners and a new line of business for the platform. A US company that distributes alternative funds to financial advisers has mandated Powerwrap to provide its administration for about ...

GROW Super boosts executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... landscape. "Having worked closely with many funds for a number of years, it is not often you get the opportunity to join a company that has the ability to make a step change that can truly benefit the entire industry," Gee said.

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... billion. But what about coal, you may ask? BlackRock owns more than 5.2 million shares in the biggest private-sector coal company in the world, Peabody Energy, worth nearly US$77 million, and 218,014 shares in BHP (listed on the NYSE, not ASX-listed ...

Industry fund appoints investment head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... Lybrand as a director of its National Resource Centre. He began his career as an actuarial analyst in 1986 at The Wyatt Company, before a short stint as a teacher in New Zealand. He returned to actuarial duties at Hill Samuel in 1989. His departure from ...

The Income Store closed for business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission froze the assets of Ken Courtright's company Todays Growth Consultant which also operated as The Income Store. The commission has filed an emergency enforcement action, obtained a temporary restraining order ...

Former RBC I&TS lead joins tech firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... confidence from his colleagues and clients." McDonald said. "The board is delighted that he has accepted the offer to lead the company as it seeks to take a leadership position in improving the quality of financial advice for all Australians." Travers ...