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Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Brexit is over. But even before the UK and the EU shook hands on the post-Brexit trade and cooperation pact on 24 December 2020 and before the ink on the signatures of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles ...

MLC Life Insurance raises $650 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The insurer received a $650 million capital injection just before Christmas, as its majority owner Nippon Life sees the risk of MLC Life's "stagnant" business performance continuing beyond 2021. The raise includes $530 million in ordinary equity, priced ...

Real AM considers listing new REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Real Asset Management (RAM) said it is considering listing an essential services REIT on the ASX next year after acquiring three regional hospitals for $100 million. The hospitals, previously owned by Canada's Northwest Healthcare Properties, include ...

APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
The prudential regulator said it achieved a lot during a turbulent year to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, but acknowledged there is still room for improvement. A number of stakeholders have also commended APRA's response to the coronavirus ...

Sayers hires tech experts, launches new unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The investment advisory boutique has made several key appointments in a bid to ramp up its technology and platforms business. Amberjit Endow will lead Sayers' new business, which is launching in early 2021. He joined from Deloitte where he was a ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Facebook appears unfazed by antitrust lawsuits filed by 46 US states and the Federal Trade Commission seeking to force the social media giant to divest key assets, labelling the actions 'revisionist history'. The FTC and 48 Attorneys General ...

Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a second infrastructure region in Australia next year, assisting the financial services industry to run applications and serve end users from data centres around the country. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ...

Coolabah to manage Contango fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Christopher Joye's Coolabah Capital has been appointed to manage a floating-rate bond fund from Contango Asset Management. The Switzer Higher Yield Fund (or SHYF) will aim for 1.5% to 3% over RBA cash rate on a rolling 12-month basis. The fund will ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Australia's financial regulators are keeping a watchful eye on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) after its operational outage recently and have endorsed a plan for cybersecurity. The Council of Financial Regulators, consisting of APRA, ASIC ...

Jarden hires from UBS, HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
Kiwi investment bank Jarden is continuing its rapid Australian expansion with the announcement of five new appointments. Anderson Chow was appointed head of industrials research, joining Jarden from HSBC where he was based in Hong Kong for a decade ...