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Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... sector was stepping up its approach to mental health during the crisis, with experts shedding light on how heavily the pandemic was impacting the sector's workers. In a separate piece, Financial Standard zeroed in on how the financial advice sector is ...

ASIC warns funds to clean up adverts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... were made. ASIC's action comes after it reviewed managed funds disclosure and marketing material during the COVID-19 pandemic. The three areas it was seriously concerned about were: funds talking up one aspect (like higher returns) while comparing themselves ...

AustralianSuper denies turnover issue, delays office

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... you become," he said. As for how the super industry has been handling the unique challenges thrown at it throughout the pandemic, Delaney reiterated AustralianSuper's view that the early release of super (ERS) requests it has received have been perfectly ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... a 110% increase in online gambling spending in the first week of June, compared to a normal week before the COVID-19 pandemic. Food delivery spending increased by 248% and alcohol and tobacco spending went up 39%. Across both genders, illion and AlphaBeta ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... ASIC also announced that measures designed to make financial advice more accessible to Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic will be removed. ASIC has set an end date of October 15 for the COVID-19 relief measures including relief to facilitate advice ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Federal government's latest initiative should set this land downunder for another 30 years of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has freed the Morrison government - or any government of the day since former Treasurer Wayne Swan - from the promise of ...

SEC charges COVID-19 microcap scammers

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... six offshore entities have been charged over an alleged fraudulent scheme which sought to capitalise on the COVID-19 pandemic through the illegal sale of microcap stocks. The US Securities and Exchange Commission allege the scheme, boosted by promotional ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through the Institutional Investors Group on Climate ...

Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... said this extreme market cap concentration has historically signaled the aforementioned turning point. "Given the global pandemic that has been sending shock waves through economies in the past months, it's astounding to see that this US led market cap ...

CMC Markets introduces derivatives platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... markets," Wood said. "There has been unprecedented market activity this year across global markets driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, and with that comes opportunities, in particular for intra-day traders. "Our new platform opens up a range of popular ...