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AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... acquired in 2018, as it aims to reduce expenses over next three years. AMG Super, which is partly owned by DDH Graham, has so far run the $140 million Emplus Super and $300 million Freedom of Choice Super as standalone divisions of AMG. "We are in a ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Americans to commit 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president. Announcing more restrictions wouldn't be far behind if the US continues to record high rates of infections and deaths. This would put added downward pressure on ...

FASEA exam results for November 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... 12,573. The latest results show 76% of candidates passed the November exam, compared with an average of 83% across all exams. So far 89.5% of advisers who have sat the exam have passed. And, 80% of candidates sitting the exam for the first time passed ...

ASIC to review impact of ASX outage

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... reliant on the ASX to trade listed securities. With a fully functioning alternative venue available, we are examining why far more trading did not occur on Chi-X on the day of the outage," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. "ASIC expects participants ...

Mantis to take over Copper Rock fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... with whom it will continue the partnership. Clearway has focused on institutional, sophisticated and wealth group clients so far. The partnership with Mantis comes as Clearway puts in place the first unit trust fund for DSM. Mantis has so far partnered ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
As we farewell a year that many will be glad to see the back of, check out Financial Standard 's most read stories for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the majority of this year's most widely read stories, as unprecedented shutdowns and ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... stories the Financial Standard team feels defined 2020. The Financial Standard editorial team has written 3484 stories so far in 2020. It wasn't always easy either. Like most of you, we spent a decent chunk of the year working from home and faced ...

AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... will drive sustainability by ensuring benefits to meet customer needs and expectations, he said, noting that it also poses far less risk in the event of unexpected premium increases. "The early launch is designed to ensure advisers can begin transitioning ...

Departure at Perpetual small caps team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
A UBS sell-side analyst who joined Perpetual's small caps team last year has left. Dean Fremder was hired as a dedicated small caps analyst last year to assist lead manager Jack Collopy in 2019 after seven years at UBS's small-cap sales desk ...

Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... to go 'extra mile' to thrash out Brexit deal". However, the paper's sub-heading indicates that a deal remains far and away, "British negotiators stay on in Brussels but PM says two sides still 'very far apart' on key issues" - level ...