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Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... Ukraine. The increases will have lasting knock-on effects, World Bank Prospects Group chief economist John Baffes said. "The sharp rise in input prices, such as energy and fertilizers, could lead to a reduction in food production particularly in developing ...

FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia will welcome a new chair next month as Marisa Broome's term comes to an end. The result of a long-term succession plan, current deputy chair David Sharpe will take over as chair on May 1, based in Perth. ...

SMSF establishments on the rise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... However, since this period, the advised segment has become the leading source of new SMSF account openings, including a sharp rise in September 2021. "Self-directed investors who not long ago had the time to set up and manage the compliance obligations ...

Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Calastone insights have found that Australians' investment appetite has cooled markedly in the first quarter of 2022. The quarterly fund flow index from Calastone found that after record inflows to managed equity funds in 2021, the value of new cash ...

T. Rowe Price appoints new chief operating officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
Global asset management company T. Rowe Price Group has announced Kimberly Johnson as chief operating officer, effective 29 April 2022. Johnson will serve on the management committee and will report to chief executive and president Rob Sharps. As chief ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... below its level from the same week a year ago. Consumer confidence rebounded after falling inflation expectations and a sharp drop in petrol prices boosted sentiment. All confidence subindices registered gains. 'Current financial conditions' increased ...

Magellan promises better investment performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
After a turbulent six months, Magellan Financial Group acknowledged it needs to improve its investment performance. Releasing its half-year results this morning, Magellan interim chief executive Kirsten Morton assured investors that the "financial health ...

GAM bolsters distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
GAM Investments has added to its distribution team with a new hire for its wholesale business in Australia. Daniel Sharp has been appointed manager - wholesale, HNW and family office. He is based in Sydney and will report to GAM head of Australia Alex ...

Investors reveal strong appetite for real estate in 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... performance results for the sector driven by increased demand for logistics space during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in sharp contrast to offices and retail which were 15% and 23% down from their long-term averages, with the remaining sectors largely ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...