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Integrity names distribution GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Integrity Life has appointed a general manager of distribution and marketing who joins from MLC Life. Russell Hannah will take up the newly created role at the Sydney-based firm in early June, which brings together the distribution and marketing functions. ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
"At its meeting ending on 17 March 2021, the Committee judged that the existing stance of monetary policy remains appropriate. The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%. The Committee voted unanimously for the Bank of England to maintain ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
"For all those times you stood by me... You're the one who held me up Never let me fall You're the one who saw me through it all." -Celine Dion What a difference a year makes, ey? The year 2020 started out disastrous (literally) for the country ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Protecting Your Super Package legislation which asked super funds to hand over inactive accounts to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has returned $4.3 billion to members in about 17 months. Between 1 November 2019 and 28 February 2021, nearly ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... services sectors improved at a slower pace". The services PMI eased for the third month in a row to a reading of 51.5 in February - the lowest since April 2020 - and the manufacturing PMI fell a third month to a nine-month low of 50.9 in February 2020. ...

Colonial First State names executive chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Colonial First State has elected the former chair of MLC Wealth as executive chair of the company that will be established on completion of its sale to KKR. Former MLC Wealth and current Generation Development Group chair Rob Coombe has been named as ...

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 ...

Rest expands member engagement team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Rest has appointed two senior leads to drive digital engagement and member insights respectively. Catherine Farrugia and Steven Ahn have joined the member engagement team. Farrugia joined in February as the new general manager of digital, responsible ...

T. Rowe Price hires ETF consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
The global funds management giant, which does not have an ETF business in Australia, has hired the former boss of an ETF issuer as a consultant. Kris Walesby was the chief executive of ETF Securities for nearly five years, before his sudden departure ...