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Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... tracking sideways or underperforming, while value stocks outperformed," he said. "A couple of factors drove this, such as the news of a successful COVID-19 vaccine and its speedy rollout in many countries, as well as the US election result, both of which ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... than the historical average of the group." The risks to the IMF's optimistic outlook? "On the upside, further favorable news on vaccine manufacture (including on those under development in emerging market economies), distribution, and effectiveness ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
The inauguration of Joe Biden as the US's 46th president and his almost immediate buckling down to work garnered much of the media's attention last week. Hours after he was sworn in, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations ...

ATO releases finding from super survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released the key takeaways from its bi-annual survey of APRA-regulated super funds. Twice a year the ATO survey Australia's large super fund industry on ways it can improve its services and engagement with the ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Payroll jobs had recovered to pre-COVID levels by early December 2020, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said early to mid-December is a seasonal peak for jobs each ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The longer the Eurozone takes to get on top of the resurgence, the longer the lockdowns, the greater the risk of a double-dip recession. COVID-19 infections in Europe started re-appearing and multiplying sometime around October last year. The growth ...

Morningstar introduces new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... closed-ended funds, foreign-exchange markets, options, preferred stocks, indexes, commodities and fixed income. Users have access to news feeds from Dow Jones Newswires, including select content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch. ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
The Chinese yuan has seen a sharp appreciation, leading major Chinese news outlets to report that the government would be relaxing rules to make it simpler to settle the currency internationally. 'Twas less than one and a half years ago that the ...

Capgemini names new APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... "Olaf has over 25 years of experience in consulting and digital transformation, including executive roles at Origin Energy, News Limited, and Deloitte in Australia." His appointment comes alongside two others: Michael Schulte as chief executive of the ...

Schroders adds to private debt team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... set make him a good fit for the Schroders team which strives to deliver high-quality outcomes for client portfolios." The news follows the appointment of Kidd in September last year as head of private debt, Australia. Kidd was charged with building and ...