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Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... market, and it would take unprecedented job growth to return to full employment in the next few years." Madam Yellen's is backed by the latest US non-farm payrolls report that showed the economy added 49,000 jobs in January -- lower than market expectations ...

IOOF subsidiary loses appeal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... invest in timber on behalf of "covenantholders" who eventually took losses. One of the covenantholders, David Kerr was backed by litigation funder IMF Bentham and, acting on behalf of 4500 investors, demanded AET pay $82 million in compensation. Last ...

PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... office, retail, industrial, residential and built-to-rent. It currently has 15 investments that include CarbonCure, which is backed by the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund and Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures. PGIM Real Estate managing director and ...

New trading platform to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The trading platform that encourages long-term investing backed by automation is gaining ground with a new generation of investors. Retail trading platform Pearler gives investors the option to invest how they please or set up an "autoinvest" strategy ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial further progress has been made toward the Committee's maximum ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... Australian central bank wouldn't be in a rush to lift interest rates soon despite its optimistic outlook on the economy backed by the rebound in GDP in the third quarter and the better than predicted fall in the country's unemployment rate. Australian ...

Stonehorn Global Partners names investor head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
The Schwartz family office-backed firm has appointed a head of investor relations (ex-Australia) and partner as it expands into Europe. Maria Llanes will be based in Switzerland and joins from distribution firm Tiffons Global Partners where she was ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... words and immediate actions would help close the divide in America and revive its stature on the global stage. This is backed by the rise in US equities, with all benchmark indices rallying to record highs, 10-year US bond yields slipping, and, the VIX ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... the current governor of Rhode Island, however prior to that she founded venture capital firm Village Ventures - which was backed by Bain Capital. She also served as Rhode Island's state treasurer. Current commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission ...

Sayers hires tech experts, launches new unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... and former PwC director Francois Doucet who specialises in private equity. The technology and platforms business will be backed by McLaren Strategic Ventures, US-based venture fund. McLaren partners with clients in the banking, healthcare and insurance ...