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Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
It wasn't so long ago - before the COVID-19 pandemic struck to be precise - that every other central bank around the planet were hopin' and wishin' and prayin' for consumer price inflation to, at the very least, move higher to within ...

U Ethical hires fixed income PM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The ethical investment firm is expanding its investment team with the appointment of a fixed income and cash portfolio manager. Amanda Lin joined U Ethical from Omega Global Investors where she managed portfolios from research and data management to ...

APRA appoints investment risk lead from TCorp

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
A former New South Wales Treasury Corp executive has joined the prudential regulator as head of investment risk. Geoff Stewart was appointed head of investment risk at APRA in September. Stewart recently finished up as TCorp's head of investment advisory ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The federal government's refusal to commit to net zero by 2050 will lead to Australia losing a massive amount of green foreign investment, superannuation fund HESTA warned. At a recent Investor Group on Climate Change event, HESTA chief executive Debby ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Federal Reserve is restricting the investing activities of policymakers and senior staff, including banning them from holding or trading individual stocks and bonds. Following a review and recent scandal, the Federal Reserve has moved to prohibit ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Industry fund Rest has released its roadmap to net zero and scenario analysis on the impact of climate change on investment returns. The scenario analysis is part of what Rest member Mark McVeigh requested from the fund when he took it to court for ...

Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Investing platform Superhero announced the availability of the first Bitcoin ETF to Australian investors, after it listed in the US yesterday. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF will be available to Australians using the Superhero platform to buy US shares. ...

Former Dover adviser banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
The corporate regulator handed down a six-year ban from providing financial services to a Melbourne-based financial adviser for failing to provide appropriate advice. Ashok Sherwal advised clients in need of cash to replace their existing insurance ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The recently rebranded abrdn has launched a new strategy in Australia. The fund manager's Global Risk Mitigation (GRM) Strategy is available to Australian professional and advised investors from today. Abrdn said the strategy aims to help investors ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
A new survey from Citi has revealed what fund managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 ...