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The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... asset origination Chris Palmer said. "We are doing a lot more residential lending, including more lending to local authorities for social and affordable housing in local boroughs, which form part of our sustainable investment ambitions." Logistics growth ...

State Super appoints acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... investment management across global listed and unlisted asset classes. State Super, which acts as the trustee for the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS), State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) and Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS).

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... chief investment officer of New South Wales' $43 billion State Super, which acts as the trustee for the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS), State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) and Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS). "[He was] responsible ...

Financial crime victims fume at Shipton, Crennan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... fraud had been ignored by Shipton. He said that in 2018, the group wrote to Shipton and asked him to please inform authorities in Guernsey (an island in the English Channel) that a Guernsey citizen should be questioned in relation to managing one of ...

Westpac puts Australia on bad banking leaderboard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... Wells Fargo was in second place, having paid US$2.96 billion this year. Wells Fargo was hit with the fine by federal authorities in relation to millions of fake accounts created at the bank over many years. Other nations in the top 10 include Israel's ...

AAA rating holds on by a thread

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... of the fiscal year to June 2021 from around 42% at FY19 as a result of the wider fiscal deficits," Fitch said. "The authorities have frequently emphasised their commitment to fiscal prudence, although this comes against a steady rise in debt from 21.9% ...

AMP Capital buys digital infrastructure firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... a majority shareholder in VX Fiber, which provides fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks by partnering with local authorities, real-estate owners and investors. The firm did not disclose how much it paid for VX Fiber or the size of its interest. AMP ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... the emerging second wave outbreak in Europe. While this has yet to trigger an aggressive "restriction" response from authorities, the renewed uncertainty has already sent safe-haven yen purchases up. The yen has appreciated by ÂĄ104.84 per US1 - up 6.9% ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... While the PBOC remains on alert, recent activity stats are easing pressure on both China's fiscal and monetary authorities. The annual growth in Chinese retail spending is back in the black, up by 0.5% in the year to August after spending five months ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... all be "marines now" as Clint Eastwood's character Gunny Highway in the 1986 war film, central bankers, fiscal authorities, businesses and us, ordinary men and women, are learning to adapt, overcome and improvise. So much so that while the number ...