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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Not taking a hike "It's not time to make a change Just relax, take it easy..." -Cat Stevens, Father and Son The curse du jour that is rising inflation has raised volatility in the bond and equity markets by virtue of the anticipated central bank ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Citi launched its first sustainability-linked supply chain finance program in Asia Pacific, aiming to support clients advance their ESG priorities. The supply chain finance programs provide funding to a client's suppliers from the date of collection ...

Easton to rebrand, seeks to scale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Easton Investments is proposing to rebrand as it looks to "major opportunities" next year in a bid to scale. The ASX-listed firm plans to change its name from Easton Investments to Diverger as the former "no longer reflects the activities, strategic ...

New study finds advisers optimistic about growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Iress' inaugural Advice Efficiency Survey reveals that more than 70% of advice practices forecast growth over the next three years. The survey, commissioned by Iress alongside practice development consultancy Business Health, conducted the research ...

AFCA launches new platform to improve dispute resolution

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) today launched a new digital platform to help financial services firms better manage disputes that reach the ombudsman service. The new AFCA member benchmarking dashboard is an interactive platform ...

MLC to face court over insurance failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
ASIC is suing MLC over insurance failures spanning more than 20 years. The regulator commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court for insurance policy and service failures that occurred between 1999 and 2020. The action is against MLC Limited ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
While there was more merger activity in the 12 months to October than any previous year, about 80% of members in merged superannuation funds weren't even aware their fund had merged. According to KPMG's Superannuation Transformation & Consolidation ...

LICs, LITs move away from Aussie equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
Listed investment companies (LICs) and listed investment trusts (LITs) have moved away from Australian equities and are experiencing growth in property, credit and global equities. New research from Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
ASX-listed InvestSMART Group has added a diversified ethical portfolio to its investment menu. The Ethical Growth Portfolio invests in five to 15 ethical ETFs across Australian equities, international equities and bonds. The Morningstar Australia Moderate ...

Boutique recruits portfolio manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... returns for our investors," chief investment officer Charlie Jamieson said. From its Singapore office, Kate Samranvedhya and Ben Wang act as deputy chief investment officer and assistant portfolio manager respectively.