Aberdeen Standard Investments appoints René Buehlmann as CEO of Asia Pacific

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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed René Buehlmann as CEO of its Asia Pacific business, effective 1 March 2021. René succeeds Hugh Young, who will take on a new role... Read more continue reading

Consumer confidence hits 14-month high; Employment conditions highest in 27 months

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Consumer confidence; NAB Business survey; Economic forecasts Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 2.3 per cent – the most in six weeks – to an... Read more continue reading

WealthO2 appoints Andrew Whelan as head of distribution

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WealthO2 has appointed Andrew Whelan to the newly created role of chief distribution officer, reporting to CEO Shannon Bernasconi, commencing 27 January 2021. Mr Whelan joins WealthO2 from Midwinter where... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States – January 2021

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Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Chi-X Australia bolsters executive team with senior appointment

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Stock Exchange Chi-X Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of John Williams to the newly created role of Deputy Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 February 2020. Mr Williams joins... Read more continue reading

Job market: Aussie hiring frenzy

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Labour Force Employment rose by 50,000 in December (consensus: +50,000) after increasing by 90,000 jobs in November. Full-time jobs rose by 35,700 and part-time jobs rose by 14,300. The unemployment... Read more continue reading

Cyclical recovery to spur growth

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The year 2020 delivered a black swan in the form of a global pandemic that plunged economies into recession and sparked market mayhem. However, according to Evergreen Consultants, an independent investment... Read more continue reading

Nuveen enhances real assets platform with acquisition of renewable energy specialist Glennmont Partners

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Nuveen, a leading global investment manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management, has agreed to acquire Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest renewable energy fund managers, to meet... Read more continue reading

Zenith announces ‘service first’ with MSCI BarraOne

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Zenith Investment Partners has announced the roll-out of the MSCI BarraOne portfolio tool within its consulting business, further enhancing the delivery of institutional-grade portfolio analysis, service scalability, insights and reporting... Read more continue reading

Markets entering 2021 confident, but caution still required

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Volatility is likely to remain a feature of markets in 2021 as financial markets digest the realities of the far more constrained growth prospects of the real economy, according to... Read more continue reading