Amundi appoints Jonathan Duensing as Head of Fixed Income

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Amundi has announced the appointment of Jonathan Duensing as Head of Fixed Income, US as of August 12th, 2021. Jon was most recently Director of Investment Grade Corporates and Senior... Read more continue reading

Australian wage growth remains subdued underscoring importance of RBA “flexibility”

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The June wage price index fell slightly short of market expectations coming in at annual increase of 1.7% compared with a market consensus forecast of 1.9%. Having said that, the... Read more continue reading

UniSuper leads the way on Paris targets

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Engagement with companies sees increased decarbonisation commitments and exposure to fossil fuel has been halved, according to UniSuper’s latest Climate Risk report. UniSuper, the $100 billion superannuation fund, has made... Read more continue reading

Peter Loehnert appointed Head of iShares and Index Investments for Asia-Pacific at BlackRock

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BlackRock, Inc. has appointed Peter Loehnert to lead iShares and Index Investments for Asia-Pacific at BlackRock, effective October 1, 2021. Based in Hong Kong, Mr Loehnert will be responsible for... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF ‘Making a Difference Awards’ now open for Broking, Claims and General Insurance

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ANZIIF is excited to announce entries are now open for the “Making a Difference” recognition awards in Broking, Claims and General Insurance. The awards were set up as part of... Read more continue reading

Ambitious targets for the new Lonsec CEO

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Lonsec has welcomed key senior appointments with Mike Wright joining as CEO and Kevin Brennan as Chief Information Officer (CIO). These appointments follow the recent renewal of the Lonsec board.... Read more continue reading

Heritage Bank and People’s Choice to explore merger opportunity

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Heritage Bank and People’s Choice Credit Union, two of Australia’s leading customer-owned banking organisations, have announced they have entered into a non-binding agreement to explore a merger opportunity. If a... Read more continue reading

WealthO2 focuses on further expansion with Ord Minnett pilot program

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WealthO2 has announced a structured pilot program with Ord Minnett’s most senior advisers who use an MDA offering for their UHNW clients. The program will see Ord Minnett pilot WealthO2’s... Read more continue reading

Six reasons why share markets are at or near record levels. But is it sustainable?

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Key points Bonds and shares often diverge – we saw this a year ago with shares rallying but bond yields staying low. Shares have been boosted by strong earnings news,... Read more continue reading

Changing Lives AFA Foundation partners with AIA Australia and OnePath

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is pleased to announce that AIA Australia and OnePath Life[1] have partnered with the AFA Foundation to support our charitable work that is changing... Read more continue reading