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Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

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 ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... restructuring its financial advice team in a move which will result in redundancies. The $130 billion fund said it has observed a trend away from ongoing advice contracts and towards on-demand advice, prompting the move. "We are currently in consultation ...

HUB24 hits fund managers with higher fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
Fund managers that use HUB24's platform have received updated contracts this month, listing a significant increase in their "reporting fees". HUB24 charges fund managers a reporting fee if they want to see which financial advisers and/or dealer ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
Active fund managers still have a stronghold of the funds management landscape over passive strategies, overseeing US$2 out of every US$3, a new report finds. Calastone's latest research found that in Australia, inflows to active funds surged in ...

360 Capital to raise $93m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... has seen a gradual contraction of the major banks and the emergence of private, non-bank lenders to fill the gap. "This trend is expected to continue, creating attractive opportunities for Dealt Group to broker, lend and manage commercial real estate ...

Buffett doesn't want to report on diversity, climate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
Berkshire Hathaway is urging shareholders to vote against two separate proposals urging the firm to disclose its climate-related risks and diversity metrics. Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting is scheduled for May 1. Proxy voting directions filed ...

BetaShares targets HNW market with new role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... ETFs due to their liquidity, transparency, delivery on stated outcomes and low costs," Harper said. "We are seeing the same trend in Australia, and BetaShares intends to be at the forefront of this market locally. "Tony has demonstrated over many years ...

Pahari's pay packet revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
AMP has reported the extent of the remuneration awarded to former AMP Capital boss Boe Pahari in the 53 days he led the business. As outlined in AMP's annual report, Pahari was paid $376,000 in cash payments. While he was not entitled to a short-term ...

Investor population rises for global equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Young Australians have flocked to trade listed investments for the first time, having set their sights on global equities, new research shows. Investment Trends 2020 2H Online Investing Report found that 435,000 Australians placed their first trade ...