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Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... super fund has promoted a portfolio manager as head of government relations and policy. Andrea Forbes joined Aware Super in April 2020 as a portfolio manager in the asset management team. In her new role, Forbes will lead the government relations and ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... shows the services PMI eased to a reading of 58.2 in May, but again, from the record high reading of 58.8 registered in April and the ninth consecutive month of expansion. "Demand continued to improve markedly, encouraging companies to hire additional ...

Ironbark signs on Canadian manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... Australia/New Zealand market," he said. Fiera Infrastructure had assets under management and commitments of US$2.2 billion at April end. Its parent Fiera Capital Corporation has offices in over 12 cities and had C$172.9 billion in assets under management ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... tourism and retail sectors. Its MySuper product returned 6.7% p.a. in the three years and 8.29% p.a. in the 10 years ending April 30. Hostplus and Intrust's merger talks are in an advanced stage, Financial Standard understands. The merger for Intrust ...

Chief economist: What JobKeeper cliff?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... present." (Paul Saffo) Australia's economic recovery has sent business conditions to a new all-time high reading of 32 in April - bettering what was then the record high score of 24 in the previous month - with business confidence surging to a record ...

QMV makes two senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... general manager of consulting following a restructure of the group. Joanne Schembri was promoted to chief operating officer on April 1 after serving as national manager of people, culture and brand for over five years. She joined QMV in June 2013 as ...

Pinnacle affiliates reach $85bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... hitting $84.9 billion in the space of four months. In an update to investors, the ASX-listed firm announced robust end of April 2021 results thanks to a combination of investment performance and $9.9 billion of new inflows, most of which came from institutional ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... commencement of the series" from 1.6% in the December 2000 quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia anticipated this in its April missive, saying: "...wage and price pressures are subdued and are expected to remain so for some years. The economy is operating ...

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... interest rates have resulted in an asymmetry where it is very difficult for central banks to raise rates. "Last week the April inflation numbers were at a 24-year high, that's partly due to supply bottlenecks due to the opening up of the economy," he ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Simply stunning! "The April survey result is simply stunning - with many variables reaching survey highs. Conditions reset last month's high, driven by further gains across trading conditions, profitability and employment. Confidence has also set ...