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APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its final reporting standards for the first phase of the Superannuation Data Transformation (SDT) as it looks to clear out underperformers. Phase one addresses the most urgent gaps in APRA's ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The iron ore price has fallen by more than 4% over the past two weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous ...

APSS explores merger with Sunsuper

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) has signed a non-binding heads of agreement to explore a merger with Sunsuper. The $8 billion APSS has been closed to new Australia Post employees since 2012 and has around 30,000 members. APSS Trustee's ...

Northern Trust launches green strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Northern Trust Asset Management has established a sustainable world green transition index strategy for Australian and New Zealand investors, as it builds out its sustainable investment offering. The NT World Green Transition Index fund is founded on ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Australians are bullish about the recovery of the local economy and the positive effect that will have on their portfolios, a survey canvassing investors across the Asia Pacific shows. More than half of the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor ...

Aberdeen Standard rejigs Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments will relaunch its Australian equities fund, taking it from ESG to tighter SRI criteria. The $40 million fund managed by Michelle Lopez has so far used ESG criteria (which the firm says is embedded in all its strategies). ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Xero makes Swedish acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
Xero has acquired a Sweden-based e-invoicing technology provider for around $23 million. Tickstar is an e-invoicing infrastructure business that allows organisations such as Xero and its customers connect to a global e-invoicing network. Xero said the ...

Investment manager creates new executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
A private Australian investment manager specialising in real estate and private debt has announced the appointment of a head of capital and business development. Fortius has named Marc Giuffrida to the role of head of capital and business development ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
Speaking at the Sydney leg of Financial Standard's Adviser Big Day Out tour, Pengana Capital equity analyst Ryan Fisher said near zero-interest rates is perpetuating the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. "The zero-interest rate policy ...