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Chief economist update: RBNZ will run out of patience next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 0.25%, maintained the existing LSAP programme, and retained the existing Funding for Lending Programme (FLP) conditions at its 26 May Board meeting. Same old, same old. ...

MLC appoints co-head of private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... he held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Macquarie, Deutsche and Merrill Lynch. He commences in his new role mid-June. Herchel will continue to drive the investment agenda globally, while Zimmermann will focus on growing the Australian ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
JANA has hired Westpac's executive manager for risk for the newly created role of head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern will work closely with JANA's head of responsible investment Tim Conly, taking the team to six people, the firm said. Halpern will ...

Ironbark signs on Canadian manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... unlisted infrastructure fund to Australia and New Zealand Investors. Fiera Infrastructure's EagleCrest Infrastructure invests mid-market infrastructure assets in OECD countries. It is led by Alina Osorio who was previously the chief executive of Aquila ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... sector. APRA gave life insurers another year to have the new measures for IDII in full force by 1 October 2022. Formed in mid-2019, the taskforce comprises policy makers, regulators, insurers, consumer advocates, ratings houses and industry bodies. It ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The rise of ethically minded financial advisers has reached the point where clients have been sacked because they do not align with their values. This is according to Zurich risk strategy specialist Adam Crabbe, who is seeing a shift in the emergence ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... years suggests that the unemployment rate needs to drop by more than the RBA's expectations of "around 51/4 per cent by mid 2023". Australia's unemployment rate fell to around 5.0% between late-2018 and early-2019, yet growth in total wages growth ...

What COVID-19 did to super brand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
The government's early release of superannuation program hurt superannuation as a category brand, according to Campaign Edge creative director Dee Madigan. Taking to the stage at Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Madigan theorised that the ...

Boutique hires from Deloitte

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... future." Watershed runs four sector based SMA's including Australian Share (large cap), Emerging Leaders (Australian share mid cap), International Share and Income (Australian fixed interest). Watershed SMAs are offered on OneVue, HUB24, Praemium and ...

Plenary expands property team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
Plenary Group has poached a four-person team from John Holland as it looks to bolster its integrated property capabilities. The team includes executive directors George Rolfe and Tom Roche, director Jon Kavali and senior origination manager Zac Freeburn. ...