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Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... (-6.4% from -7.8%) while growth in housing credit quickened to an annual rate of 4.8% in May (from 4.4% in April) with both owner-occupied housing (6.6% vs. 6.2%) and investment housing (1.6% vs. 1.1%) picking up pace. This makes the continued rise in ...

Macquarie launches build-to-rent platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Macquarie Asset Management has established a build-to-rent platform in the UK called Goodstone Living. The new business will be led by Darryl Flay and Martin Bellinger, founders of a private UK build-to-rent developer-operator, who have overseen the ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator has disqualified a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor for breaching independence and auditing standards. ASIC found that Gordon Victor Shrubsole from Miranda, New South Wales lacked independence during the process ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The head of ESG at $61 billion industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's ...

Pendal appoints head of product

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Pendal Group has hired GAM Investments' former head of business operations for Asia Pacific as its new head of product. David Harris started in the role on Monday. Harris has direct ownership and accountability of Pendal's product lifecycle ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have issued an alarming report on the state of the Australian housing market, referring to it as a "beast" that is "rampaging through the economy". The researchers are calling for a Royal Commission ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
L1 Capital is launching a new Australian equities fund that seeks to unlock company value via shareholder activism. The Catalyst Fund, which launches on July 1, will be led by James Hawkins, who joined L1 Capital as a partner in March. The high-conviction ...

Centuria launches unlisted fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... solely in a $224 million building in Victoria. The Centuria Government Income Property Fund (CGIPF) will become the new owner of 1 McNab Avenue, a 14-storey building located in Footscray. CGIPF will raise $133 million to fund the transaction. State Trustees ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... surged to a record high A$31.1 billion in April - up 3.7% over the month and 68.2% from the same month last year, with both owner-occupiers and investors ramping up purchases. Owner-occupied housing loan commitments increased by 4.3% to a record high ...