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Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... March - the survey was conducted from 19-31 March). Business conditions in Australia jumped from a reading of +17 in February to +25 in March. This is the highest reading on record boosted by equally record high scores in its sub-components - trading ...

EISS Super, TWUSUPER explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... returns and improved financial outcomes at retirement." EISS Super's MySuper option has returned: 3.8% over the year to February, 5.6% p.a. over three years, 7.2% p.a. over five years, 6% p.a. over seven years and 6.7% p.a. over 10 years. TWU's ...

Rest appoints head of investment strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... to generate strong long-term returns for our members." Rest's MySuper option returned 5.27% p.a. in the three years to February 28, giving it the 51 st spot in performance league tables. Its five-year returns were 7.57% p.a. (47 th rank), seven-year ...

BUSSQ appoints two executive managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... position BUSSQ well to further improve our overall service proposition to our members". Both appointments were effective in February.

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... continue to indicate continued strong expansion - Markit Composite PMI rose to a reading of 55.5 in March (from 53.7 in February); the services PMI increased to 55.5 (from 53.4); the manufacturing PMI marked its 10th straight month of expansion with ...

Vanguard appoints super administrator

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... Josh Wilson said the company was looking to divest its superannuation fund business to focus on the admin platform. In February 2020, Grow signed Gig Super as the first client for its admin platform. A few months later, in May 2020, Wilson resigned over ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... end of January this year (before not a few countries reimposed restrictions). Similarly, after dropping below 400k in February (from 845K in January), the number of daily new cases have been rising since, and to-date have reached 787,000. Yet equity ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... largest private sector defined benefit scheme - is aiming for net zero greenhouse emissions by 2035. However, a report in February from Platform, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Friends of the Earth Scotland revealed UK ...

Fidante opens Singapore office, hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... investments at superannuation funds. Magellan was getting most of its institutional flows from overseas investors as at February 2020; Pinnacle Investment Management last year added New York-based distribution staff; and Channel Capital partnered with ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... infections there. The Olympics aside, Japan remains in dire straits. Household spending dropped by 6.6% in the year to February, accelerating from the 6.1% fall recorded in the previous month with Mr. and Mrs. Miyagi further reducing their spending on ...