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Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... themes. BetaShares sustainability, US and Asia focused ETFs, and VanEck's recently launched gaming and esports ETF had so far proved popular with investors on the platform, he said. Even still, Winters said that only around 15% of trades on the platform ...

BT head of platforms departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
BT has farewelled its head of platforms after close to 15 years with the business, commencing the hunt for a replacement. A spokesperson for BT has confirmed the departure of Dina Kotsopoulos, effective last week. Kotsopoulos led BT's platforms business ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... more than $1.6 billion to provide support to the country's ageing Australians, but experts say the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would go towards an additional 23,000 at-home care packages, with further ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... in Australia has responded in a generally positive manner to the government's 2020-2021 budget, but the super sector is so far cautious in its response. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Eva Scheerlinck was a little ...

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
An additional $10 billion will help rebuild the nation's ageing infrastructure and ultimately create more jobs to stabilise the flailing economy, according to the Treasurer. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is hoping the infrastructure spent on ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The Morrison government has handed down the 2020 federal budget, confirming Australia's largest ever deficit and announcing major changes to superannuation. As was largely anticipated, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed a record deficit of more ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... opening procurement opportunities," he said. NAB has provided deferrals on more than 37,000 business loan payments, and has so far provided 6235 loans under the government's SME Guarantee Scheme. "We are focused on growing our market share in business ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
The coronavirus has wiped out the performance gains of active fund managers against their respective benchmarks, according to the latest SPIVA scorecard. S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA scorecard, touted as the "de facto scorekeeper of the ongoing active ...

InvestPro appoints Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... invest in new technologies that will future-proof their processes and enable significant scale," Kyle said. "InvestPro is, by far, one of the most advanced investment administration platforms in the world and I look forward to introducing more APAC superannuation ...

Chief economist update: The W in the second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... in companies' expectations for the year ahead, but this optimism often rests on infection rates falling, which remains far from guaranteed for the coming months. The main concern at present is therefore whether the weakness of the September data ...