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Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... year-on-year increase in industrial production in December 2020 - a sharp improvement from the 1.1% contraction recorded in March last year. Rising industrial production equals rising industrial demand. According to mining.com: "The country produced ...

AIA progresses with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... the last step in the acquisition following the Federal Court of Australia's consideration of the scheme at a hearing in March 2021. In September last year, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) received a payment of approximately $450 million for the sale of CommInsure ...

Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... Asia ex Japan Net Index in A$). On a two-year basis it is 6.8% above the benchmark, and 1.7% above it since inception in March 2003. For FY20, Platinum Asset Management reported total revenue was $298.7 million (0.2% lower than previous year) while net ...

Jablko exits ANZ

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... the role of chief financial officer at ANZ for over four years and was appointed director of ANZ New Zealand Limited in March 2018. Transurban has appointed Jablko as its chief financial officer from 2021, based in Melbourne. "It was an incredibly tough ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... global financial markets took its toll on some of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with Rainmaker analysis in March showing the likes of AustralianSuper, First State Super (now Aware Super) and QSuper took a hit. Cumulative return data of ...

Firetrail dips toes in global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... Standard understands. The boutique was launched by Macquarie Investment Management's long/short team led by Patrick Hodgens in March 2018, and now has 16 investors and $5.4 billion in total assets. In February it added an Aussie small caps fund to its ...

Insurer names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... A longstanding MLC Life executive has been appointed to lead Integrity Life, following the retirement of Chris Powell in March. Integrity Life has named Sean McCormack as its new chief executive, just months after he was promoted to the role of chief ...

TAL group life lead in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
TAL's executive general manager of group life is set to take on a new role at Zurich in March. Darren Wickham has been appointed head of group insurance at Zurich, joining the insurer's leadership team. With about 30 years' experience as ...

Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... increases the portfolio's WALE and diversifies the portfolio's geography and tenant demographic. The fund was established in March with the acquisition of a medical office and day surgery in Brisbane and another on the Gold Coast. The fund's strategy ...

Pinnacle executive director steps back

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... in a statement. Whittingam previously worked at Schroders and joined Pinnacle as an equity partner in its early days. In March last year, Whittingham handed the head of retail role to Ramsin Jajoo, who joined the firm from Morningstar. At the time Pinnacle ...