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Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... retirement incomes. "Superannuation saves Australia from the budgetary, economic and social unrest evident in parts of Europe who have long struggled to grapple with unsustainable publicly funded pensions," Retirement Income Review Modelling Fiscal Results ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... have a safe and stable life...I recognise that I carry that mission". The good news for prime minister Suga is that while Europe appears to be experiencing a resurgence in COVID-19 infections, a number of countries, including Japan itself, are now (or ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... restrictions in much of the globe, along with fiscal and monetary support, has helped. However, the fat lady hasn't sung yet. Europe is now on the brink of a second wave and infections and deaths continue to increase in the US and in India, among ...

Capital Group hires from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Australian market. London-based Alexandra Haggard will be Capital Group's head of product and investment services for in Europe and Asia including Australia, tasked with strategy and expansion of the firm's investment services in the region. She was ...

Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... emerging markets over longer term, a hugely important driver in the region compared with 31% in North America and 25% in Europe. While 41% of Asian respondents also see expectations of rebalancing of global investment indices towards emerging markets ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
They came, they deliberated, they...well...didn't do anything. At its September 10 meeting, the European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 0.00%; marginal lending facility rate at ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... America and Asia-Pacific where they represent 74% and 65% respectively. To a smaller degree, DB plans also dominate in Europe (53%), whereas DC plans dominate elsewhere, particularly in Latin American countries, accounting for 71% of assets," WTW said. ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... index funds with collective assets under management of US$250 billion ($343.6bn), the majority of which are domiciled in Europe (76%), followed by the US and the rest of the world. "Europe's dominance is largely a reflection of the age of its sustainable ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... seen both less economic damage and relatively fewer lives lost than most nations, including the US, the UK and most of Europe, including Sweden, which has taken a different path than many others," Underwood said. "Australia's fight against the virus ...