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Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... passion will be invaluable in leading the team, as we help our clients ride the wake of global economic recovery, post-pandemic." Brewer added: "I have admired Capital Group's long-term approach for some time, from the multi-decade, repeatable investing ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... $500,000 in super would save $150 or 12.5%. Finally, following a review by Willis Towers Watson as part of the airline's pandemic recovery plan, Qantas has opted to temporarily reduce the contributions it makes into the fund's defined benefit ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... the Australian economy expanded by 1.8% in the March 2021 quarter - the third consecutive quarter of growth since the pandemic-induced recession in the March and June quarters of 2020 - taking the annual growth in GDP up to 1.1% and national output above ...

Millennials to reap super reform rewards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... of compounded returns. "This is particularly true for those who withdrew their super early last year to deal with the pandemic and cover basic expenses, now is the time to start making up some lost ground by using these contributions to replenish their ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. The quasi-emergency status declared on Tokyo and six other prefectures hasn't fully run its course (it's scheduled ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Australians hope that their diversified portfolios will continue to achieve double-digit returns as the pandemic shifts the economy to recovery phase, a new survey finds. Aussie participants in the 2021 Natixis global survey said COVID-19 has not dampened ...

Virtual company meetings to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... satisfying the Corporations Act 2001 requirements. These reforms make the temporary measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent, where companies where able to electronically execute meetings, execute company documents and send meeting ...

Real estate AUM recovers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... followed by Goodman Group and Lendlease. "Australian asset managers' real estate AUM held up well in the face of the pandemic, thanks in part to Australia's effective response to COVID-19 and the subsequent economic rebound, but also importantly reflecting ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... said. Yet, the FTSE-100 index closed half a percent higher on the day - up 10.1% this year to date and up 42.4% from the pandemic low plumbed in March last year - aided by the dip in the pound sterling's exchange rate and the fall in the yield on ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... to access paid time off to get vaccinated is an important step to improving their health outcomes and controlling the pandemic," AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk wrote to the FSU. "AustralianSuper supports colleagues taking time off during their ...