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Josh Frydenberg joins Goldman Sachs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
The former Treasurer is joining the institution as senior regional adviser for Asia Pacific. Following his election defeat in May, Frydenberg abandoned his political career. Announced this morning, his role with Goldman will see him leverage his "deep ...

Franklin Templeton names new head of Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Felicity Walsh will step into her new role as Franklin Templeton's managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand on August 1. Walsh, currently head of sales, will now be part of the APAC leadership team, supporting co-heads Tariq Ahmad ...

Pendal, Perpetual in acquisition talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
The two entities are in high-level discussions, it's been confirmed. Pendal entered a trading halt shortly after midday yesterday, pending an announcement. Later in the afternoon, the manager announced it is in discussions with Perpetual regarding a ...

Pendal FUM drops $12bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
Pendal Group has reported its funds under management dropped over 11% in the June quarter. On Friday the investment manager announced FUM dropped to $111.0 billion in the June quarter, down from $124.9 billion at the end of the March quarter. It reported ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that inflation has surged 9.1% over the last year, shooting up a torrid 1.3% in June alone. While inflation has surged to its highest level in 41 years, US president Joe Biden said the CPI data doesn't ...

Foresight buys Infrastructure Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) has been acquired by Foresight Group, creating a $20 billion infrastructure and renewables specialist investor. ICG has been investing in energy, renewables, transport, and other infrastructure projects for the last ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
About 80% of consumers who have never accessed financial advice don't believe there is any value in it, according to a new study from University of South Australia which calls for the introduction of a government-funded rebate for advice. The study ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 50 basis points, ramping up its efforts to quash runaway inflation. RBA governor Phillip Lowe stayed the course with his assessment that while the Australian economy remained resilient ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Janus Henderson analysis found that Australian corporate debt has fallen 21.5% over 12 months because of booming cash flows from local miners. Sharp rebounds in profits among Australian companies along with debt repayments have pushed Australia's corporate ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
Single strategy, default MySuper options are likely to deliver the fourth worst result in 35 years for the financial year just gone. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, default MySuper options are expected to see a median return of -2.8% for the ...