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Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... investors appear to be heeding the quote from the 1984 hit movie Starman. "Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast."

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
The latest GDP growth updates show that the world's major economies remain in contraction (in year-on-year terms) at the end of 2020 and despite the roll-out of vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic (and now its variants) remain with us, triggering stop-and-go ...

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... practices cannot afford to finance. With almost half of the ASIC FAR yet to complete the FASEA exam, and the deadline to do so fast approaching, Gordon says he will be watching the number of exam enrolments for an indication of the direction the industry ...

Chief economist update: Light at the end of the Euro tunnel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
It's beginning to look a lot like the Eurozone economy wouldn't be able to dodge a double-dip recession given tighter and/or extended coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns remain in place in many of its member countries. Eurozone GDP fell into ...

NAB hires new executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Westpac's chief information officer has jumped ship to take up the same role at NAB. NAB told Industry Moves it has appointed Anastasia Cammaroto as chief information officer, personal banking, within the NAB technology and enterprise operations ...

Praemium profit, growth up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... the most important in the company's 20-year history. "The addition of Powerwrap positions Praemium as a major player in the fast-changing Australian wealth management landscape, and integration is progressing well," he said. "2020 was a year of significant ...

Rest GM to head BT platforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
BT has appointed a former Rest executive as head of platforms after Dina Kotsopoulos' departure in September last year. Kieran Varcoe will step into the role, joining BT from $55 billion industry fund Rest where he was general manager of administration ...

What to expect from February reporting season

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
On February 18, ASX-listed companies with a combined market cap of over $400 billion will release their results and sell-side analysts at Morgan Stanley are bullish. Morgan Stanley analysts recently upgraded their target for ASX200 from 6700 points ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... these organisations can have," Bezos said. Bezos founded Amazon close to 30 years ago. Launched in 1995, Amazon pioneered fast and free shipping and, under his leadership, launched the first widely accepted e-reader and the Echo listening device. After ...