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APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... to explain that there is a degree of judgement involved when valuing an unlisted asset and one person may have a different view, technique of set of assumptions within the accounting standards that produces a slightly different value to anyone else. ...

AMP Capital names real estate head replacement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
AMP Capital named its new head of real estate following Carmel Hourigan's decision to join Charter Hall. Kylie O'Connor has been promoted to the position, currently working as AMP Capital Real Estate chief operating officer and managing director separate ...

Canadian pension fund pursues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... placement du Quebec (CDPQ) is shifting to an integrated structure for international activities in order to have a global view when managing its presence in different regions. "After building multidisciplinary teams in Asia, Latin America, the United ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
"We are all prisoners here of our own device." - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... believes long term demand for gold will continue despite recent volatility. "Financial repression at large keeps the strategic view on gold front and centre - the hedge against monetization of expanding deficits, exploding central bank balance sheets ...

Advisers file class action against AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... the class action or not when they sign their release documents," Macdonald said. He reinforced that the TAA and its members view the class action as a last resort, saying the preference is always to negotiate fair and reasonable outcomes which, so far ...

Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... "People are shunted into this definition because of their employment status." Mennen argued that from an underwriting point of view, changing the level of cover depending on a person's security of employment doesn't have a clear purpose. He said ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... the judicial system. "I do have concerns on the emphasis on securities class actions and litigation funding," she said. "My view is yes, more regulation is required, but along with many other submissions I've read, I don't think the managed investments ...

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... in some countries, and the emergence of second waves in others, also puts a question mark over its relatively optimistic view of global growth. At the end of the day, it's the coronavirus - its death or spread - that will dictate what happens next. ...