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Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... clients." AFA partnered with Plan for Life who provided the benchmarking research for life insurance, annuity and investment bond product awards. AIA Australia won the Service Quality Award while TAL's Accelerated Protection Life Insurance Plan took ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... employment, and inflation, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook". Not only that, the recent spike in US long bond yields - due to rising inflation expectations -- could throw another spanner in the works by negating the stimulatory effects ...

JANA hires from NYSE

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The asset consultant has appointed a head of technology and operations from the New York Stock Exchange as it builds out its digital transformation team. Ann-Mary Rajanayagam spent over four years at the NYSE as a program manager in equities, options ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... shutting. The three strategies affected are: Aberdeen Standard Diversified Fixed Income Fund; Aberdeen Standard Inflation Linked Bond Fund and Aberdeen Standard Australian Fixed Income Fund. The current team is led by Garreth Innes. The Asian fixed income ...

Foresight Analytics acquires research firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
The independent data analytics group has acquired the analytics arm of an independent rating and research firm as it works to build out its market share. Foresight Analytics acquired investment research and operational capability ratings business Australia ...

Ardea launches fund to European investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Ardea Investment Management has launched a UCITS-compliant version of its Ardea Real Outcome Fund for European investors, leveraging the services of Fidante Partners. The Ardea Global Alpha Fund invests in government bonds and related derivatives and ...

Mawhinney not dishonest, just irresponsible: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
The corporate regulator has slightly softened its accusations against Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney - saying he wasn't consciously dishonest, just irresponsible. During a hearing in ASIC's case against M101 Nominees held on March 9, a lawyer for ...

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... running hot - monetary policy globally will force investors to think outside the box. An incredible 40-year bull run in the bond market is well and truly over, Doyle said. The repercussions of this are only beginning to be felt, with strategic asset ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... for ever; and just a 1% increase in both would cost us over £25 billion." Inflation worries and the consequent spike in US bond yields have lifted sovereign bond yields almost everywhere. The yield on UK gilts have risen to a high of 0.80% this year. ...

Colonial Super Retirement Fund rejigs managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... (CMLA). In Australian fixed income, Macquarie's Australian Fixed Income Fund will replace the PIMCO Wholesale Australian Bond Fund. In Australian shares, Solaris Core Australian Share Fund replaces funds from Schroder, Pendal and T.Rowe Price. RealIndex ...