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Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... exports. That was bad then...and that was before coronaphobia. Recent reports that Japanese real wages rose by 0.7% in January - the first increase in four months - or 2.8% year-on-year would have provided a positive impetus for consumer spending and ...

Vanguard insto head jumps to super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Vanguard has appointed a new head of institutional, as the incumbent takes a role at a $105 billion industry superannuation fund. Matt Willis is joining First State Super as its head of business development, tasked with overseeing the fund's organic ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
When you read reports that police have tasered a man over an argument over toilet paper, you know that the coronavirus hysteria has come to Australia. This followed news of emptied toilet paper shelves at supermarkets that has now extended to "necessities" ...

QIC appoints lead investment duo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
QIC has appointed a new chief investment officer and deputy chief investment officer to a rebranded global multi-asset division. A spokesperson for QIC has confirmed the global multi-asset division is being rebranded to state investments, focused on ...

JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
JBWere has signed an agreement with a cash platform to benefit its 500-strong adviser network. The wealth manager will use Cashwerkz's term deposit and at call solutions via the latter's online marketplace. Cashwerkz's platform has over ...

Colonial First State cuts fees, closes legacy options

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Colonial First State has cut fees for about 200,000 members and will close some legacy options in FirstChoice Employer Super, as it simplifies its product line and phases out grandfathered commissions. The changes are across retail products (legacy ...

Raiz cuts AET amid Sargon saga

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
The board of investment platform Raiz has replaced Australian Executors Trustees (AET) as its independent custodian, in what comes as the latest development in the Sargon saga. Raiz has appointed Perpetual Corporate Trust as its new independent custodian ...

Challenger recruits Generation Life co-chiefs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Generation Life's co-chiefs have landed a joint general manager role at Challenger, a month after resigning from their old jobs. Lucy Foster and Catherine van der Veen have been hired as Challenger's general manager for advice transformation ...

ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
One year on from a Royal Commission lambasting, ASIC is continuing to increase its efforts to chasten large institutions for misconduct, latest enforcement activity numbers show. In its latest six monthly report into its enforcement and regulatory work ...

Janus Henderson to launch active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
The global manager is getting ready to list a fixed income active ETF on the Chi-X. The Janus Henderson Tactical Income Active ETF (managed fund) is expected to list on Chi-X soon with the ticker TACT. The active ETF will have exposure to cash and fixed ...