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Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Australia and New Zealand contributed $2.1 billion. A further $0.5 billion came from the UK, though this was up 277%. Overall, group sales were up 100% on the prior corresponding period. At the same time Afterpay announced several major brands will now ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... equities market - as measured by the S&P 500 index - this year to date had been up 2 to 1 (up 10 weeks, down 5 weeks) for an overall handsome sum of 10.1%. But naysayers have a point, uncertainties remain. There's the resurgence of infections, blood ...

Challenger to change annuity pricing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... FUM. CIP saw a $1.5 billion increase in its assets under management which Challenger attributed to the Life business. Overall, Challenger funds management's 9% or $8.5 billion growth in the March quarter came from: Fidante inflows ($5.5 billion) ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... can be used when diversifying to ensure portfolios have exposure to a range of systematic return drivers," McCabe said. Overall, Westpac, ANZ and NAB were the three largest contributors to the index's performance. Financials were the standout contributor ...

MLC Life makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... was head of wealth management, pricing and risk at AXA. In his new role at MLC Life, Baillie will be responsible for the overall capital management of MLC Insurance including the areas of treasury, corporate finance, business planning and reinsurance ...

Franklin Templeton awards custody mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... strategic vision, meant it was best placed to support our continued growth in this market." J.P. Morgan is the largest overall provider of custodial services in Australia, recording over $973.2 billion in assets under custody as at the end of 2020.

Two Aussie CIOs on top 100 list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... implemented a nine-point risk management plan to navigate COVID-19 that provided guidance to the trustee board regarding the overall liquidity, member switching, currency hedging, asset allocation, unlisted valuations, and stress tests during the crisis," ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... Australia has achieved the highest female participation rate in the workforce ever at 61.8%, up from February data of 61.4%. Overall, the unemployment rate declined to 5.6%, down from 5.8% month on month, with around 71,000 jobs created. Of those, 55,400 ...

FASEA offers exam feedback

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... sat the exam, compared to an average of 1323 across all exams only 73% of those that sat the January exam passed. The overall pass rate across all sittings of the exam is 89%. The latest results show the lowest pass rate yet. This exam also saw less ...

BUSSQ appoints two executive managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Damian Wills said the appointments "bring considerable industry experience and position BUSSQ well to further improve our overall service proposition to our members". Both appointments were effective in February.