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Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The price of iron ore continues to rise and rise. It's up by another 9.1% in the first half of the first month of 2021 to US$169.97/metric tonne after soaring by 70.3% last year, sending it closer to the record high of US$191.70/metric tonne it ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The federal government is driving hard the importance of accessing quality, affordable financial advice. Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume has flagged the opportunities the Morrison government will take ...

HESTA announces award finalists

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The finalists are recognised for achievements in sustainability, gender equity, health and diversity and inclusion initiatives, health literacy sessions for culturally and linguistically diverse communities and a free online career support program for ...

EISS Super director joins Macquarie board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Macquarie has added an EISS Super non-executive trustee director to its boards. Mike Roche will join the Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank boards effective January 20, alongside Oz Minerals chair Rebecca McGrath. Roche has been on the EISS Super board ...

ETF industry approaches $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
As new investors turned to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to cash in on the market volatility and consequent recovery in 2020, the industry reaped the benefits breaking several records, new research shows. The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for year ...

Fidelity enters UK advice market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Fidelity International has launched a new restricted advice service, Fidelity Wealth Management, in the UK with five advisers and another six on the way. Fidelity said the UK wealth management arm will build on its existing wealth and retirement services ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Japan may need to spend more to mitigate the expected slowing in consumption and business activity following the declaration of the second state of emergency. The worst of the pandemic appeared to have passed when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo ...

Former Trump aide launches crypto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The former communications director of outgoing US President Donald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency hedge fund. Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of US$7 billion alternative investment manager SkyBridge Capital, has launched SkyBridge ...

BlackRock assets at record-high

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
BlackRock's total assets grew by 17% last year to US$8.7 trillion, after each asset class, investment style and region reported positive net flows. Full year net inflows stood at $391 billion, of which about 32% came in the three months ending December. ...

Magellan continues fund restructure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
Magellan Financial Group has progressed to the next step of the restructure of its retail global equities funds and opened the partnership offer to eligible investors. Magellan announced in August that it was seeking unitholder approval to combine the ...