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Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... half-a-century low unemployment rates across many nations around the world and yet inflation remained dead. So much so that in its 13 April 2013 publication, The Economist printed "The death of inflation" with the tagline "Central banks in the rich world ...

ASIC extends SoA relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC is extending the temporary Statement of Advice relief measure until 15 April 2022. This marks the second time that ASIC has extended the relief measure, which enables advisers to replace SoAs with Records of Advice for existing ...

TWUSUPER cans merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... performance," TWUSUPER said. The fund said it is now pursuing other growth options. The merger discussions were first confirmed in April this year, with TWUSUPER chief executive Frank Sandy saying at the time: "Although early in the process, there appears ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... Islands, which Mawhinney also denies. ASIC banned Mawhinney from fundraising and promoting investment products for 20 years in April. A ruling on the fine, if any, Mayfair entities will be culpable for is still pending with the latest hearing ending ...

GMO launches local climate fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... Change Trust will provide Australian investors with access to GMO's existing Climate Change Strategy fund. Since inception in April 2017 the GMO Climate Change Strategy has consistently outperformed its benchmark and currently has US$917 million in assets ...

Focus acquires sixth advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... Ferizis Group based in Bankstown, New South Wales. Queensland advice firm Aspiri Financial Services, which joined the group in April, was the fourth acquisition. Chartered accountant and adviser Jason Misso established his practice in 2001. "Joining ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... in commodity prices from aluminium, to oil, to copper. The S&P/GSCI commodity price index has rallied by 146.2% from its April 2020 low to the end of September this year. You call that a rally? This is a rally. Coal prices rocketed by 465% from its 2020 ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... Sustainable Funds Group, Jack Nelson and David Gait. The GEM Leaders Sustainability strategy first launched outside Australia in April 2020 and has assets under management globally of A$376 million. "Emerging markets offer particular opportunities as ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... ever since they got the first whiff of "taper" in the air. This started when the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's April 27-28 FOMC meeting revealed that: "A number of participants suggested that if the economy continued to make rapid progress ...

CMC Markets buys ANZ Share Investing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... geographies." ANZ said it will continue to manage and provide cash management solutions to share investing customers. "In April, ANZ stated in its first half financial disclosures that the share investing business had been reclassified as held-for-sale. ...