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Equity Trustees rejigs two leadership roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Harvey Kalman is moving into a new role at Equity Trustees after starting its corporate trustee services business over 20 years ago. Kalman will now be the global head of business development, fund services and managing director for UK and Europe. Russell ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... measures - retail sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - continues to sequentially improved since their sharp drops in February this year. Although still in contraction, the annual rate of decline in retail sales had steadily eased to ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Vision Super has revised its investment strategy as a result of significant changes in the economic and fixed interest environment. The $10 billion super fund said it reviews its investment strategy annually and changes have been made this year to adjust ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... surging to a two-year high of 54.9 in July and April's all-time low of 13.6. Not surprising, the drop was due to the sharp weakening in the service sector - down to a preliminary estimate of 50.1 in August from July's final reading of 54.7. The ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Australia's private sector activity is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... The moves of the world's central banks have also helped to buoy global real estate companies. "As the markets began the sharp sell-off in late February, many listed entities accessed their lines of credit, suspended non-essential capital expenditures ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
In a survey of 40 MySuper strategies and products, an $80 billion super fund has outperformed its peers to return 7% per annum in the three years to June. According to Rainmaker's June 2020 RiskMetrics report, UniSuper achieved the highest three-year ...

Front loaded discounts lead to worse outcomes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... more in premiums once the account aged-based increases and indexation is added in the second year. "The effect that these sharp premium increases have psychologically on a client, and the increased likelihood the client will lapse as a result, should ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... list. Belgium made masks mandatory and Greece also grappled with a fresh surge in cases." Hopefully, we won't see the sharp slump in economic activity that resulted from the first wave of infections. Still, the re-imposition of social and business ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... to a reading of -14 in July from zero in the previous month. "Confidence fell in all industries led by mining which saw a sharp decline. With the exception of retail and construction, which saw more modest falls, the other industries declined by 17-19pts. ...