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Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... readying an "American Families Plan" focused on domestic priorities as a companion to the $2.25T infrastructure effort. Washington Post reports plan expected to call for ~$1T in new spending and ~$500M in new tax credits." So much money could flood the ...

Fidelity Investments to hire 1000 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington D.C. Fidelity kicked off its recruitment drive in early 2020, mainly off the back of the coronavirus-induced market uncertainty ...

ISA chief economist departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... He later completed a PhD in economics at La Trobe, and a master's in public policy at Georgetown University in Washington DC. He has worked at the Treasury as a fiscal strategy specialist, and the department of finance. In 2007, he founded his own ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... compared with their interaction in the (I dare not say his name again) administration just replaced. Here's the Washington Post's headline on 20 November 2020, "Treasury Secretary Mnuchin cuts off several Federal Reserve emergency aid programs ...

Ironbark fund swaps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... started by former K2 Advisors managing director Samuel Mann. Ironbark has about $19 billion and is minority-owned by Washington H. Soul Pattinson.

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... and UniSuper, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, recently acquired a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes. Another opportunity lays in decarbonising the economy initiatives. This administration is serious about ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... all these companies are worthy of divestment. These companies included the likes of Woodside Petroleum, BHP, Santos, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Whitehaven Coal and Oil Search. "Despite this recent progress, the majority of Out of Line companies continue ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... it's hard to put attention on anything else." He said he plans to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin and The Washington Post among other passions. "I've never had more energy, and this isn't about retiring. I'm super passionate about the impact ...

Former CFSGAM chief joins property group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... board of Dexus effective February 1. Negus is currently the chair of Pengana Capital, and non-executive director at Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, Terrace Tower Group, New South Wales Rugby Union and Tantallon Capital ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes, located in between the states of Virginia and Delaware. Transurban, the operator of the toll roads ...