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Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
"Business is picking up as mandated restrictions seem to be easing and spring is right around the corner." "Higher levels of demand related to additional business reopening, and increased activity related to vaccination distribution." "Vaccination rates ...

EG to expand Asia REIT down under

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Yau said. EG secured six acquisitions for $200 million over the last 12 months and launched a $400 million Singapore GIC mandate as well as a private wealth division. EG currently has about $3.2 billion in funds under management on behalf of superannuation ...

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... result of 96.2%. "It should be noted that individual company growth can be significantly impacted by super fund insurance mandate movements, with BT/Asgard Super moving from Westpac to AIA, Qantas Super from MLC to MetLife, Telstra Super from TAL to ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Management's head of quantitative research and client solutions, Australia and New Zealand Scott Bennett said. "Every mandate we have had in the last two years has been ESG [or] sustainability focused," he said. Northern Trust Asset Management's ...

Computershare to buy Wells Fargo corporate trust business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
ASX-listed Computershare will spend about $986 million to acquire the assets of Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services, which has over 26,000 mandates. The US$750 million purchase is expected to be at least 15% management EPS accretive on a pro forma ...

Industry fund appoints property mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The investment manager of $59 billion industry fund Cbus has appointed Multiplex to construct a $300 million commercial property development in Adelaide. Cbus Property partnered with the South Australian government to develop a building at 83 Pirie ...

WTW wins mandate from NZ government super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Willis Towers Watson has been appointed to review the New Zealand Government Superannuation Fund Authority (NZ GSFA). Under this appointment, WTW will assess NZ GSFA's investment approach to determine how effectively and efficiently it is performing ...

Banks should pay advice exit levy: TAA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Advisers Association (TAA) is calling on the government to mandate major banks and institutions pay an exit levy upon leaving the advice industry to provide relief for financial advisers and mitigate the increasing levy. Earlier this month the Australian ...

Cbus awards $240m mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The $60 billion industry super fund for the construction and building sectors has announced a new $240 million mandate. Impax Asset Management has been awarded the mandate in a move focused on investing in opportunities arising from the transition away ...

JANA hires from NYSE

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... capabilities to deliver operational efficiencies and enhanced client outcomes," she said. Last month JANA was awarded a mandate to provide investment advisory services TUH Health Fund after a three-way tender process in January 2021 and follows growth ...