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Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
"Australia's economic recovery is now well underway and we must keep the momentum going... but, this pandemic is not over. For as long as the virus persists, so will we. So tonight, we go further." This is according to federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The housing market now stands at $8.1 trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets ...

AMP Capital invests in India

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
AMP Capital has made its inaugural infrastructure debt investment in India, co-financing a deal that will help build major roads for the country. AMP Capital is committing about US$73 million to listed road infrastructure company Sadbhav Infrastructure ...

UBS adds fixed income portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
UBS Asset Management has hired an HSBC rates and foreign exchange strategist as a portfolio manager. Tom Nash spent 10 years at HSBC in Australia and London, where he was primarily responsible for HSBC's strategy on rates and foreign exchange for ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
"Don't stop thinking about tomorrow Don't stop, it'll soon be here It'll be better than before Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone..." -Fleetwood Mac Wall Street rebounded big time the day after markets were buffeted by headlines ...

Schroders buys stake in debt manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Schroders will buy 50.1% of commercial real estate lender RF Eclipse Limited, which currently manages about $300 million for Schroders. RF Eclipse is owned by RF Group, the family office of Andrew Roberts, former majority shareholder of Multiplex property ...

JANA chief investment officer resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
After 23 years with JANA, chief investment officer Steven Carew has resigned. He announced he would leave the firm in December 2021 to pursue other interests. A replacement for Carew has not yet been announced, with JANA saying it will use the remaining ...

Perks names investment chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Perks Private Wealth has appointed Ellerston Capital's chief investment officer as the chair of its investment committee. Christo Hall has been at Ellerston for over two years and was previously managing director - senior portfolio manager in the Asian ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Australia is back! Back on track after its economy was cruelly interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This space had been ranting about the virtuous cycle that had been circling around the nation since activity and business and consumer sentiment indicators ...

Equities revenue boost for US banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
The flurry of share market activity in the last quarter is being reflected in revenue boosts for some of the world's biggest investment banks. Goldman Sachs reported earnings of US$18.60 on revenues of US$17.7 billion. According to eToro analyst Josh ...