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Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Australia's consumer prices continue to recover from the 1.9% drop in the June 2020 quarter - the largest quarterly fall in the 72 year history of the CPI. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's headline inflation ...

Future Fund increases cash again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
The $171 billion sovereign wealth fund increased its cash position to 19.8% or about $34 billion, as it reports a positive year for returns ending December. Future Fund returned 1.7% in the year after positive returns in the September and December quarters ...

ASI appoints new APAC chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced a new chief executive to lead the Asia Pacific region. Rene Buehlmann has been named chief executive of APAC, effective 1 March 2021. Buehlmann will succeed Hugh Young, who is taking on a new role as ...

NSW economic performance slips: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Tasmania has retained its status for the fourth consecutive quarter of having the best-performing economy in Australia while NSW has slipped to its lowest rank in nearly a decade, CommSec research shows. In the stockbroker's latest State of the ...

Raiz Super regains losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
The micro-investing platform grew its superannuation funds under management by nearly 15% in the December quarter despite the impact of the early release of super scheme (ERS). Raiz Invest's superannuation portfolio swelled to $81 million or 14% from ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a shallower contraction in world output for the year ended 2020 - minus 3.5%, down from the October forecast of a 4.4% contraction and the 4.9% decline it ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Investment and retirement strategies around the family home were hot topics for financial advisers' clients in 2020. BT financial advisers' December 2020 quarter survey found clients continue to query advisers about their eligibility for the ...

Chi-X bolsters executive team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Disruptor stock exchange, Chi-X Australia, has announced a senior appointment in a newly created role. John Williams was appointed to the new role of deputy chief operating officer. He joins from National Stock Exchange of Australia, where he was head ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) portfolio company will trial a medical drone logistics network across the United Kingdom. AGS Airports, held by Ferrovial and the MIRA managed entity AGS Ventures Airports, is leading a consortium to develop ...

Fund manager hires distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Eildon Capital has appointed a head of distribution and investor relations in a bid to expand its funds management business. Lulu Yan will oversee the unlisted funds the firm manages. Yan came from Darland, a developer of residential property in Victoria ...