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Former APRA executive joins Zurich

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... appointed chair of Beyond Zero Emissions, an independent, solutions-focused think tank centred on a prosperous zero-emission economy for Australia. Summerhayes is also a non-executive director at Heartland Group Holdings Ltd NZ. Prior to his role at ...

ASFA names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... operations and IT which will position him well as the superannuation industry navigates substantial changes to the global economy, industry consolidation, community expectations, regulatory frameworks and the associated complexity," Davies said. On Easson's ...

Australian Ethical launches first ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... our three decades of ethical investing experience and those companies set to succeed in the new, more sustainable global economy." Also commenting, Australian Ethical head of domestic equities Mike Murray said: "The High Conviction Fund ETF is our first ...

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... month's survey, 36 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state of the economy. While almost all panellists (94%) expect a cash rate hold in February, more than half (58%) are predicting a rise ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... reasonable nor realistic," the submission reads. In late 2021, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume released an education standards policy paper, seeking industry feedback on whether they currently remain ...

Australian Investment Council chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... Agenda," AIC chair Alicia Gregory said. "Australia's private capital industry is a critically important part of the national economy because it's responsible for catalysing investment into businesses that will create new industries and new jobs of the ...

Tasmania leads economic recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Tasmania continues to be the best-performing economy thanks to a booming housing market, a new report shows. For the eighth quarter in a row, the Apple Isle has outgunned the other states and territories based on its relative unemployment, retail spending ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... J.P. Morgan Asset Management's global market strategist David Lebovitz added that whilst constructive on the global economy, J.P Morgan recognises that investment returns in public markets may be more difficult to come by as we head into 2022. "Against ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... legal and taxation frameworks for crypto assets." Crypto.com also added that more nations facing a highly inflationary economy and depreciating currency may follow El Salvador's lead and adopt crypto as legal tender. Earlier this month Nigel Green, chief ...

Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... factors at play that we need to watch closely. What happens in the US can hit our shores, particularly as a small open economy. But we also need to be cognisant of the important differences - cyclical as well as technical (the treatment of housing, like ...