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Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - makes it a good contemporaneous (if not a leading) indicator of economic activity. Hence, the moniker ...

Cbus appoints three investment heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... years, and has also worked at Challenger and HSBC. The fund has appointed James Crawford its head of equity portfolio construction. Crawford has worked at First Sentier, AllianceBernstein and Wellington. Crawford was also previously head of investment ...

Rest extends State Street relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... use Charles River to support and deliver a transparent view and workflow across their business, including portfolio construction, decision support, risk, collateral management, order management and compliance, State Street said. "Charles River continues ...

Morningstar appoints director of manager selection

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... client facing activity to support the implementation of our manager research, including APL management and model construction, and Aman's proven client skills make him a perfect fit for the role." Ramrakha will lead the Australian manager research ratings ...

HESTA awards tech mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... business goals," he said. The latest development follows the appointment of Michael Sommers as general manager portfolio construction and risk earlier this month to bolster its internal portfolio management talent.

NSW economic performance slips: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... territory using eight key indicators, including economic growth, retail spending, equipment investment, unemployment, construction work done, population growth, housing finance and dwelling commencements. Tasmania ranked first on relative population ...

Ord Minnett adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... Burgess, Luke Macnab and Supun Wijerathna. Their coverage areas will include insurance, automotive, building and construction, consumer, telecommunications, IT services and technology. "The new appointments strengthen Ords' institutional research teams' ...

Investa buys $800m property from Macquarie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... of the Sydney CBD. The property will sit directly above the southern entrance of a new metro station that is under construction and will incorporate 30,000 square metres of office space across 28 levels and 2000 square metres of retail. ICPF fund manager ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... increase in job vacancies. What we saw in the month of November were loan commitments for owner occupiers for the construction of new dwellings up by 7.2%. And what we saw in the month of November were retail sales numbers up by 7.1%," Frydenberg said. ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... property, seek the extension of an eviction pause and student loan relief, rejoin the Paris climate accord, suspend construction of Mr. Trump's border wall, lift the travel ban on certain predominantly Muslim countries, bolster the program allowing ...