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Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Advisers seeking to de-risk portfolios have sparked mass inflows to defensive assets and an almost equal amount in outflows of riskier assets, namely Australian equities. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) and ETF Securities Physical ...

First company lists on Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
Junior gold miner Torque Metals has become the first company to list on the Sydney Stock Exchange. Sydney Stock Exchange chief executive Michael Go said the listing was the first under the exchange's new strategy and that several more companies were ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Both AMP Capital's Shane Oliver and Saxo Capital Markets' Eleanor Creagh believe there is further upside for gold, as investors desperate for an inflationary hedge send prices soaring higher. Futures contracts for gold hit all-time highs on Monday ...

Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Quality and low volatility indices outperformed during the COVID-19 financial crash, which saw the Australian share market drop 35.9% between February 20 and March 23, according to new research coming out of S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the crash ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Gold prices have already been on the up and up last year, buoyed by major world central banks' about face towards a more accommodative policy - led by the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts (July, September and October 2019). Gold prices ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has partnered with the country's major greenhouse gas emitters in a new initiative which will see them work towards a decarbonised future. AustralianSuper, joined by NAB and Schneider Electric, has partnered ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has affected lives, livelihood and financial markets around the world. Commodity markets were no exception. S&P GSCI commodity price index dropped by 48.7% to a 17-year low of 228.24 points in April from this year's high ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Perth Mint says it will initiate an independent third-party review of its audit process after an AFR investigation raised concerns about conflicts in how it sources gold. The Western-Australian government owned Perth Mint allegedly buys up to $200 ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The former head of global resources at Colonial First State Asset Management is joining Tribeca Global Natural Resources as an equity partner and head of research. Todd Warren has 22 years of experience and most recently was the portfolio manager for ...

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
While other legislation and regulatory work was delayed as a result of COVID-19, ASIC was recently granted the power to receive intercepted information, such as tapped phone calls. ASIC cannot tap phones itself or obtain an interception warrant, however ...