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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... prompting businesses and consumers to bid prices higher. But how's it going for Australia? The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on the country's wages suggests that the RBA is correct. The annual growth in the country's total wages accelerated ...

Boutique recruits portfolio manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
A $5 billon fixed income boutique hired a senior portfolio manager from the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Based in Melbourne, James Wilson joined Jamieson Coote Bonds in November, finishing his most recent role at VFMC as senior portfolio ...

£450bn in inflation-linked UK DB liabilities unmatched

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
New analysis from Alpha Real Capital, a specialist income manager, suggests that £450 billion of inflation‐linked liabilities belonging to UK defined benefit pension schemes are unmatched. Alpha's analysis showed that higher inflation risks have ...

IFM consortium to take over Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Sydney Airport has finally agreed to a takeover offer by a consortium led by IFM Investors. The consortium, otherwise known as Sydney Aviation Alliance and including IFM Investors, Global Infrastructure Management, QSuper and AustralianSuper has offered ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
The group has developed a strategy to halve the carbon intensity of the assets it manages by 2030 and to reach net zero in its own operations by 2040. The global asset management has adopted a strategy focused on Net Zero Directed Investing (NZDI) ...

PM Capital forges ahead with LIC merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
PM Capital is urging shareholders to allow its PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) to take over the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF). This follows a Federal Court order that states PAF should convene and hold a meeting with its shareholders ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The legislation that will see the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper through was passed this week. The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on October 26, enabling the merger. The bill ...

AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers announced several board changes overnight, including the resignation of its national president. National president Michael Nowak steps down after one year. Prior to that, he served as vice president for four years. ...

Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Investing platform Superhero announced the availability of the first Bitcoin ETF to Australian investors, after it listed in the US yesterday. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF will be available to Australians using the Superhero platform to buy US shares. ...

Macquarie leads Aussie managers in global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
Macquarie Group continues to be Australia's largest fund manager with US$424 billion in assets and places it 64th in a global ranking. In this year's top 500 largest global asset managers list compiled by Willis Towers Watson and Thinking Ahead ...