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JBWere to continue using Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Andrew Bird to general manager, advice. It also flagged 50 new staff hires, including advisers. For Praemium, VMAs are a fast-growing business, hitting $11.1 billion in funds under administration at March end, up from just $757 million at March, 2019. ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... surpassing the 80.86 registered during the Great Recession and Global Financial Crisis of 2008. It was the best of times... Fast forward three months and every single index has rallied into a bull market at the end of the June quarter: The S&P 500 rallied ...

Bank hires new wealth chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
A major bank has announced the appointment of a new banking and wealth chief while revealing a new operating model. Suncorp named Clive van Horen as its new banking and wealth chief executive, saying the appointment brings significant retail and business ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
New research reveals investors are increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies for alpha generation, with the market turmoil of 2020 showcasing the country's diversification characteristics. In the first quarter, the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... drawdowns and subsequent recoveries of COVID-19 and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), COVID-19 has proven to be the GFC in fast-forward. It said during this period we have seen the fastest bear market in Australian equity history. As experienced during ...

Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... sovereign risk models are also being updated. "The rating is also effective in deepening our analysis of the nascent but fast-developing market for impact bonds, where issuance recently passed the USD$1 trillion mark. This market is ripe with opportunities ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The $52 billion industry super fund says its younger members have "virtually drained" their retirement savings during COVID-19 and is asking the Retirement Income Review to urgently consider ERS's impact on women's retirement outcomes. About ...

BNP Paribas appoints APAC custody lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
BNP Paribas Securities Services has named a new head for its APAC business, as it looks to further expand in the region. Franck Dubois has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific for BNP Paribas Securities Services, commencing September 1 and based in ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... recession in 29 years. According to The Australian : "Almost $72bn in major infrastructure projects across the country will be fast-tracked under an agreement struck between the federal, state and territory governments that would slash -approval times ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... to work - issuing a government bond to generate billions of dollars of needed investment in value-add projects would help fast track this." He said without such a fund, large infrastructure projects that could benefit Australia might not be possible ...