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PIMCO and Allianz begin hiring spree for new business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... experience. The new business, Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO (Allianz Retire+), follows more than two years of product research and development and represents Allianz and PIMCO's first-ever co-branded business venture. PIMCO is also searching for ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... According to Saxo, Creagh will hold responsibility for co-ordinating, monitoring and implementing equity strategies and research for both investors and traders. Additionally, Creagh will develop quantitative models and customised mathematical frameworks ...

Gig economy intriguing millennials: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Latest research from Deloitte shows 43% of millennials envisage leaving their job within two years. The accounting firm's 2018 survey into millennials and Gen Z shows the two generations do not hold much loyalty to their employer, and are intrigued ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Now look at what you've done. It's over! Japan's eight consecutive quarters of expansion is no more. Preliminary estimates show the country's real GDP contracted by 0.2% in the March quarter, more than reversing the 0.1% gain in the ...

Chief economist update: Stuck in the very slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Now we know. Growth in Australian wages remained stuck cruising at a low altitude of 2.1% in the March 2018 quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter and the quarter before that. Take these annual growth rates to two decimal places and we find that ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest research is pitching the defensive equities (DE) option as a "sharper asset allocation tool" for lifecycle products which could yield ...

Two-tier super system emerging: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The 2018 installment of KPMG's Super Insights report highlights the emergence of a two-tiered superannuation system. According to KPMG's analysis, the superannuation system in Australia is splitting into two tiers, as small funds experience initial ...

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... of its new retail claim notifications, and over 20% of ongoing claims management. Additionally, the insurer said new research it commissioned shows one-third of Australians with a mental health condition felt frustrated when trying to navigate the mental ...

SMA provider to award $20m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... to implement important changes to all portfolios across their client base and most did not have the time, resources or research capability to pick fund managers themselves," Maher said. This is where the SMA is much more efficient and tactile, he add ...

Blue Sky revaluation sees asset prices drop

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... then-Blue Sky managing director Robert Shand resigned so as to "rebuild market confidence." At the time US hedge fund Glaucus Research had published a scathing opinion piece explaining why it was shorting the company.