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Bain Capital bids for Insignia Financial

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... capitalisation. Shares traded above $7.50 at the start of 2020 and drastically dipped to about $2.80 at the onset of the pandemic. Insignia shares traded at about $3.67 at the time of writing, up 8% on the prior day's closing price. Speculation about ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... employment to population ratio rose marginally to 64.4%, equal to the level a year ago and 2.2 percentage points above the pre-pandemic level. "The recent growth in population has boosted the labour supply as employment has kept up with population growth," ...

Sally Auld to take on chief economist role at NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... Oster said. "Throughout the journey there have been some big moments I will never forget, including the GFC and COVID pandemic." Auld, who will start to transition into the role on 14 February 2025, is the current chief investment officer at JBWere. ...

InvestSense marks 10th birthday

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... emerging, and the industry was still discovering its potential. Fast forward through an evolving advice landscape, a global pandemic, and a shifting economy, we've continued to grow alongside our clients," the group said in marking the milestone. It ...

Super fund adds to Payden & Rygel mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Three distinct experiences that most investors have never experienced in their lifetime, let alone career, are: a global pandemic, developed market inflation approaching double digits, and developed market central banks increasing interest rates by hundreds ...

APRA maintains policy amid uncertain environment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... risk of ever-rising dwelling prices. "Although house price growth has eased, prices are still 40% higher than before the pandemic and household debt is high relative to incomes both compared with long-term trends and relative to international peers," ...

HESTA to pay members impacted by COVID revaluations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... would occur in the coming weeks and current impacted members will be separately notified. In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying market correction temporarily wiped out nearly $290 billion from Australia's superannuation sector. ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... funding. In contrast, funding for arts and culture has declined from 5% to 3%, a decline the report linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and prolonged shutdown of cultural institutions which had an "enormous impact." Creative Partnerships Australia, which ...

AustralianSuper bids farewell to retirement chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... each member," Schroder said. Blackmore was also a great leader through challenging times, most prominently, the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. "During that time Shawn worked tirelessly to ensure we fulfilled our obligations to members in a very stressful ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... five years from now, global growth should reach 3.1% which it said was a "mediocre performance" compared with the pre-pandemic average. "As global disinflation continues, services price inflation remains elevated in many regions, pointing to the importance ...