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Chief economist: The path to normality

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Politburo. Retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment numbers for April suggest that China is gradually coming off the low base comparisons of February and March 2020 when the coronavirus ...

Boutique firm expands team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... Julian de Blonk have all joined as senior client advisers. Chan is the former principal of LJ Partners which MGD acquired in April. He was previously director at Arrive Wealth Management and director of financial planning and investment advisory at PwC. ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... be a world-class ombudsman service into the future," Coonan said. Coonan is the authority's inaugural chair, appointed in April 2018 with the task of overseeing the merger of the Financial Ombudsman Service, Credit and Investment Ombudsman, and Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... after US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, well below market expectations for a nearly 1 million gain (978,000 to be exact). What's more, revisions to February ...

UBS shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
UBS Asset Management Australia is winding up the UBS-HALO Australian Share Fund. The termination was effective April 28. The strategy, where HALO stood for high alpha long term opportunity, invested in about 20 ASX-listed stocks. It is one of the lineup ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... over inflation. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that headline inflation rose by 0.8% over the month of April - the biggest increase since June 2009 and four times above market expectations for a 0.2% gain - taking the annual headline ...

Pendal to acquire US firm, profit climbs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... were up $40.5 million to $41.1 million and Pendal recorded $900 million in flows over the half, as previously recorded in April. "Our strategic investment program, including the acquisition of TSW, is testament to our commitment to sustainable, long-term ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, well-below market expectations for a nearly 1 million gain (978,000 to be exact). What's more, revisions to February (+68,000) ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets across the country. In the three months to April, national home values rose 6.8%, marking the highest quarterly dwelling growth rate since December 1988. "The Australian ...

Former adviser cops eight-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... enabled or authorised misleading and inaccurate letters about superannuation to be issued to some Aon Master Trust Members. In April, former Apogee Financial Planning representative Ahmed Saad pleaded guilty for dishonestly obtaining financial advantage ...