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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
The continued spread of the Delta variant in most parts of the world - even in New Zealand despite being locked down after only one case - and reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy, but risks to the economic outlook remain". In Japan, it was all about the Olympics of course. To be able to proceed with the world games in these abnormal times was an achievement ...

Fund administrator hires from competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... currently has 150 clients with $9 billion under management. It has clients in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and Japan. It set its sights on Australia earlier this year, as it saw an opportunity in the market following consolidation among players. ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Before he was an investment banker and economist with an enviable career spanning more than half a century, Don Stammer was just a 'Vacy boy' trying to beat the odds. He pays it forward this year with a university scholarship program, held in ...

PineBridge launches Asia small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The $172 billion fund manager has launched its third Australian-domiciled fund. The PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Genesis Fund is an Australia-domiciled fund that feeds into the strategy's UCITS fund. The underlying strategy is benchmark unaware ...

WAM Global performance rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The $646 million listed investment company has announced a record investment portfolio for FY20, outperforming the index by 3.2%, ahead of its full-year results. WAM Global recorded investment portfolio performance of 30.7% and total shareholder return ...

Allianz Retire+ chief steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... Retire+ Adrian Stewart has been appointed as acting chief executive. He was most recently head of client management APAC ex-Japan at PIMCO and previously head of Australia and New Zealand. Stewart has served as a board member since the establishment ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... with private sector activity in both the manufacturing (51.3 from 52.0) and services sectors (50.3 from 55.1) slowing. In Japan, the government has succumbed to the increasing rate of coronavirus infections, particularly in Tokyo. It declared a state ...

New shareholder at Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
Will Vicars' Caledonia has sold its 15% stake in annuities giant Challenger to Athene Holding Limited and Apollo Global Management. Athene and Apollo, which are set to merge, now own 18% or $720 million of Challenger shares. Of this, 3% is subject ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... give that meat to Madam Lagarde's expectation that medium-term inflation will stabilise below the ECB's target. In Japan, cases of coronavirus infections continue to rise, and the government is reportedly going to extend containment measures ...