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Fund manager expands, hires two executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... cautious with respect to the structural impacts of COVID-19 and its effect on broader equity markets, we believe the pandemic has created an inflexion point to accelerate online adoption. As a result, many of our portfolio holdings are likely to be material ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... the New Year. Well, they have to bounce some time especially given the battering it received in 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic grounded planes, trains and automobiles and cruise liners and shuttered most factories and businesses on planet earth, driving ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... superannuation, scams and misconduct," said Allan Gray Australia chief operating officer JD de Lange. "It appears the pandemic caused us to pay closer attention to matters related to the preservation of our finances, now and into the future. Superannuation ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% and Schroder Real ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... capital even at zero interest rates. In the general scheme of macro things, nothing has changed. The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. Sure, there's the UK and South African variant outbreak - considered to be more highly infectious - ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
The nation's wealthiest saw their fortunes increase by nearly $85 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, a global survey highlighting the widening income-inequity gap shows. Thirty-one Australian billionaires saw their bank balances swell between March ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... employment recovery moderating in recent months, "with weakness concentrated in the sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic". True that. The first estimate of US GDP showed an annualised growth rate of 4.0% which is slower than market expectations ...

Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... still trading on the expensive side," he said. Head of Asia Pacific equities Geoff Bazzan said despite the impacts of the pandemic, last year was a strong year for Asian markets finishing the year strong and offsetting first half losses. "We also saw ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... the end of 2021. "The move towards incorporating ESG considerations into investment decisions accelerated due to the pandemic, transitioning from a side-fund to a main-fund issue," MSCI said. "As a result, more investors are putting greater emphasis ...

MLC Life appoints transformation lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... with Nippon Life subscribing to the $120 million debt alone. "It sets us up to survive and thrive in the coming post-pandemic environment. It provides real security of policyholder benefits, meaning we will continue to deliver on the promises we make ...