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Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... same day of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Perhaps not. A more rationale rational is that with cases of COVID-19 infections in Australia virtually nil, life Down Under has been returning to normal, vaccinated or not. So much so that recent ...

T.Rowe Price adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... regional operating officer. Mike Weigand joined T.Rowe Price in 2018 and in addition to his role oversaw the firm's COVID-19 response. Weigand previously spent over 11 years at Goldman Sachs where he was most recently vice president - risk and control ...

Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... finished 2020 with funds under management (FUM) down just 0.1%, recovering almost all the losses experienced as a result of COVID-19, new research from Plan For Life shows. The research revealed wholesale funds grew 5.4% in the December quarter to finish ...

AMP launches super podcast

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... can multiply into big benefits over the years," Owen said. "And, with millions drawing down their super balances during COVID-19, it's never been more important to build knowledge." The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... the UK's Pensions Regulator believes climate change will be more catastrophic to populations' way of life than the COVID-19 pandemic if no action is taken. The comments came as The Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles Counsell introduced ...

QMV partnerships lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... recognition, establishing new markets, services, products and operating locations. Wilcox said: "Having successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, with a robust opportunity pipeline and the last of these enterprise strategies now delivered, I believe ...

ESG managed accounts on the rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... outcomes," Investment Trends chief executive Sarah Brennan said. From the advisers that did use managed account throughout COVID-19, 88% said it both freed up their time and sped up the execution of transactions while 83% said it strengthened their value ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... achieving the inflation target. In the short term, CPI inflation is expected to rise temporarily because of the reversal of some COVID-19-related price reductions. Looking through this, underlying inflation is expected to remain below 2 per cent over ...

Hostplus wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... Office. AUSfund has decided to transfer member accounts with over $6000 to Hostplus after a tender process conducted pre-COVID. It will return the sub-$6000 accounts to the ATO. "We went through a competitive tender process pre-COVID but the SFT [successor ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... reopening, and increased activity related to vaccination distribution." "Vaccination rates are rising, and coronavirus [COVID-19] infections are falling in the region, leading to optimistic outlooks and forecasts for increased business activity." These ...