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Wingate announces acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... our observations of the current landscape have shown there is a strong demand predicted for working capital solutions in a COVID-19 environment and beyond," Wunsh said. "These types of opportunities reflect the broader dynamic and demand we are seeing ...

CPP Investments chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has exited the top job amid reports he left the country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. CPP Investments announced that Mark Machin resigned shortly after he "decided to travel personally" to the ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... of around 0%... "It's important now to keep the entire yield curve stably low as the economy suffers the damage from COVID-19". So too has the Bank of Korea (BOK). In its latest statement, the Korean central bank declared that will buy five trillion ...

Centrepoint Alliance posts $1.6m NPAT

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Enzumo). This included a drop of about 17 full-time employees (107.5 FTE now), $300,000 lower travel and marketing spend in COVID-19 restrictions, and $400,000 lower audit and consulting costs. The company had $14.7 million in cash at December end.

Industry fund CIO resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... recent years and the strategy proved its resilience in 2020, through one of the most challenging years for the fund due to COVID-19, volatile markets and the introduction of early access to superannuation," he said. "LUCRF Super has a proud track record ...

UK drags Bravura performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Bravura Solutions is feeling the sting of COVID-19 as its overseas operations deliver large blows to its profitability of more than 50%. The administration and management software provider announced that its UK and South African units have severely ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... Taxation Office (ATO) has started cracking down on those who fraudulently accessed government stimulus measures in relation to COVID-19 with the first conviction. Raed Saleh was convicted in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court of three counts of making ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... the national roll-out on the 22nd of February this year, this 'Land Down Under' has already been returning to pre-covid normality. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report is a case in point. But ...

Government fund names new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... AvSuper's continual expansion of services to our members, and in steering us through the challenging times of the GFC, COVID-19 and the significant regulatory change that has occurred over the past decade." Sykes will commence in the role in April ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... funds run by the big four banks, coming in at 61.4%. Levine said the impact of the fall in stock valuations as a result of COVID-19 along with the government's early release of super scheme impacted members' satisfaction with their fund. "Together ...