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Global investor confidence suffers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... by sharp declines in risk appetite from Europe's and Asia's institutional investors. "The slower than expected vaccine rollout combined with the added complexity of new, potentially more infectious variants are elevating growth fears, particularly in ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... in 2021," adding that, "Today is the beginning of a big game changer, there's no doubt about that. Its successful rollout will only further reduce the risk, and when you reduce the risk, then obviously, you do not need more blunt and extreme measures". ...

ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... avoiding the future need for more prescriptive regulation." Hughes also spoke about the regulators key priorities for the rollout of the design and distribution obligations (DDOs) scheduled for October this year. "DDOs are commencing on 5 October 2021 ...

Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... 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 helped push long bond yields higher." Maple-Brown said ...

Praemium sees benefits of scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... model managers to access their model data. Alongside this, Praemium said it plans to expand its reporting capability, rollout a single suite of digital solutions and integrate WealthCraft, which has recently progressed to the beta trial phase. "The outstanding ...

Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... 0.1% and the size of its bond-buying program at £875 billion. Then again, at the time, it expected that: "The successful rollout of vaccines should support the gradual removal of restrictions and rebound in activity that was assumed in the November ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... forward, "While the rebound of economic activity in the third quarter was stronger than expected and the prospect for the rollout of vaccines was encouraging, the pandemic continues to pose serious risks to public health and to the euro-area and global ...

International consortium sets sights on Optus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
A consortium of investors including a $116 billion Canadian pension fund has appointed financial advisers to participate in the upcoming sale of Optus towers. Symphony Consortium, consisting of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... And the hoped-for medical advances may be delayed and could face production and distribution challenges slowing their rollout. This means that there are downside scenarios too," Lowe said. These would put renewed downward pressure on the dollar-A. Then ...

Eriksens analyst moves to research house

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... be joining the company as an investment consultant. Research IP said the move is aligned with its continued strategic rollout services in the New Zealand and Australian markets. Research IP managing director Darren Howlin said: "Research IP is extremely ...