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Capital Group managing director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... Capital Group tapped Hennessy to open its first office in Australia. Brewer joined from T.Rowe Price where he was the country head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand. He departed at the end of 2020 after 14 years with the firm.

Copia launches impact fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... existing institutional relationships across Australia." The performance objective of the fund is to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NTR AUD by at least 2% per annum after fees, over three-year periods. Copia will seek to have the fund rat ...

Westpac sells NZ life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... ($373 million) in addition to a 15-year agreement to distribute life insurance products to Westpac's clients in the country. Fidelity Life Assurance is New Zealand's largest locally owned insurer, the cornerstone investor of which is NZ Super ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major cities and select localities in the country, as well as border closures among states. Total private sector credit growth accelerated to 1.9% in the year to May from 1.3% ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... 2020 to 3124 Australians. This population is forecasted to grow by 3.8% over the next five years. "Developers across the country are continuing to shift their focus towards boutique apartment developments which is addressing pent-up buyer demand, but ...

Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... the newly created role of head of Australia client group. Murray Brewer joins from T.Rowe Price where he was director, country head of distribution, Australia and New Zealand. He departed at the end of 2020 after 14 years with the firm. Darren Hall was ...

TelstraSuper lowers admin fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... $1,289,181). TelstraSuper Corporate Plus MySuper option was among the top five best performing MySuper options in the country on a three-year basis at the end of March 2021, according to Rainmaker research, returning 9.2%. In March this year, the fund ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... rolling off supermarket shelves - a leading indicator of expected (later turned reality) lockdowns and restrictions in the country. Sydney and Darwin are now locked down, as are parts of Queensland and Western Australia. Meanwhile, the Australian Capital ...

Real estate AUM recovers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... Australia continues to rank favourably as a real estate investment destination, which should benefit fund managers in the country as global investors look for quality, long-term sources of diversification in their portfolios," Delaunay said.

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial markets widely expected the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at its June monetary policy committee meeting. "The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%... and to maintain ...