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Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Industry super fund Cbus has appointed a head of advice. Lynda Cross has stepped into the role, promoted from her previous position as manager of advice partnerships and performance. Prior to joining Cbus, Cross was manager of advice and education at ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Latest inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underscore both the Reserve Bank of Australia's prescience and governor Philip Lowe's expectation that the official cash rate will remain low until at least 2024. ...

AMP Capital fails to stop fund merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
AMP Capital has failed in its bid to stop a merger between the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund and the AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund. Unitholders in both funds voted in favour of the merger. The AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund (ADPF) has ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Just a wittle more, a wittle more... Yes Virginia, just another US$12.71 per tonne (6.6%) and the spot price of iron ore will be line ball with the all-time high of US$191.70 a tonne it set way back a decade earlier (February 2011). For sure, there ...

BetaShares launches hybrids ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
BetaShares has launched a new ETF that invests in ASX-listed preference shares issued by the big four Australian banks. The BetaShares Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF (ASX: BHYB) will invest in ASX-listed, AUD denominated preference share issues with a ...

Wingate adds head of real estate research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
The Melbourne boutique has added a head of real estate research and market intelligence. Andrew Perkins has 25 years' experience, and most recently worked in similar roles at Oliver Hume and Metricon Homes. Wingate Property managing director Mark Harrison ...

Morningstar executive joins JANA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
Morningstar's former director of risk management in Asia Pacific has been appointed as a consultant in JANA's operational consulting team. Eleanor Cheng has over 15 years' experience in operational risk management and prior to joining Morningstar was ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) may now recommend super funds vote against companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy ...

Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
Mercer has launched a service to assist employees navigate the complex world of aged care. Care & Living with Mercer aims to be a one-stop shop, providing information on aged care and living options across home care, retirement living and residential ...

FPA launches file note guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released new guidance on best practice for file notes. File notes are important as a risk management tool, especially in disputes between clients and financial advisers, and the FPA said recent ...