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Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... is what it is. The coronavirus pandemic struck just when the dark clouds of Brexit uncertainty lifted over the United Kingdom. For the best part of three years, Brexit was on every Brits mind - dampening business investment and overall economic activity. ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... allowed four of its five public pension funds to increase their investments in riskier assets. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the Pensions Protection Fund 7800 Index's deficit between assets and liabilities swelled by about $19.8 billion (£10 billion) ...

Bravura secures new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... wealth management, life insurance, and funds administration industries in 12 offices across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Futurity is an independent and mutually structured financial institution and has paid around ...

Vanguard insto head jumps to super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... 2008. Prior to this, he was a business development manager at Skandia for five years. He has also worked in the United Kingdom for five years, with Mellon Funds Management and Goldman Sachs. "I have always wanted to work for organisations that have clear ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... failings. We need a bigger solution. We see value in the review considering the independent advice model in the United Kingdom and how it could benefit Australian consumers if transferred here." SCA teamed up with CHOICE to survey over 10,000 consumers ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... (three imported, 226 locally acquired), 16 cases in Germany (two imported, 14 locally acquired), 13 cases in the United Kingdom (12 imported, one locally acquired), 12 cases in France (five imported, seven locally acquired), three cases in Spain (three ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... expecting "an immediate but orderly move, at the beginning of next year, to a deep free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union". "The most recent indicators suggest that global growth has stabilised, reflecting the partial ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
"Christmas, Christmas time is near, Time for toys and time for cheer..." - Alvin & the Chipmunks I can almost hear those little chipmunk voices singing this Christmas song as I browsed through last week's news of good tidings... and they came in ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... to three decades; auditing and advising major banks add multinational institutions in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Chowdry is also a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia's audit committee. AMP chair David Murray said: "Rahoul's leadership ...

Dealer group lead to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Elders Financial Planning (EFP) has confirmed the resignation of Tony Beaven who has opted to return home to the United Kingdom. His departure, effective November 28, will see Millennium3 state development manager Phil Broadbent step into the role of ...