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Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... markets has opened up opportunities not seen in decades, according to a $9.5 billion Aussie investment manager. However, in order to take advantage of these opportunities investors must be selective within both sectors and stocks, regardless of the "low ...

Former AFSL director banned

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... April, the AAT granted a stay of ASIC's decision to cancel the AFSL until it reviews ASIC's decision. The ATT said this order was subject to Olive Financial not accepting any new clients and notifying all current clients of ASIC's decision to cancel ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Has the world reached peak isolation? The growing clamour to ease/end social restrictions and lockdowns indicates that "inmates" are growing restless. Humans, after all, are social animals. There's only so much online interaction - Facebook, Whatsapp ...

ASIC urges insurance flexibility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... expected to consider whether outcomes will be fair for consumers if they have to actively 'opt in' or make a request in order to receive any benefit insurers offer in response to COVID-19. "Consumers who are struggling to pay their insurance premiums ...

Curtains fall for two financial services companies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered two financial services companies to be wound up, with McGrathNicol appointed as the liquidator of both firms. ASIC applied to have both Audrn Group and Optima Lending Solutions wound up earlier this year, with ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... prints in its April 2020 report: "The unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus that many sovereigns are implementing in order to help their economies weather the pandemic will have long-lasting consequences. These stimuli will add large amounts of ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... long-term investing. "Modern investors in public and private markets are demanding ESG data, research, ratings, and solutions in order to make informed, meaningful investing decisions," he said. "From climate change to supply-chain practices, the nature ...

Risk advisers under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... "It also must outline how it is going to ensure insurance recommendations are genuinely in consumers' best interests in order to win back public confidence," he said. However, Kennen did acknowledge that the Activities of Daily Living definitions in ...

SMSF auditors come under fire

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The corporate watchdog has disqualified, suspended and added additional conditions to six different self-managed super fund auditors as it works to ensure the industry meets competency and expertise standards. Auditors from around the country suffered ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... of questions related to super funds. "I have sought reassurance from APRA that all the super funds have their houses in order as they have publicly stated," Bragg said. "Superannuation is so opaque. We need to know how issues will be handled if any arise." ...