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Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... equities. "The problem with a long-run bull market is that investors forget what can happen when things go badly. The last few weeks have been a stark reminder of the implicit downside potential of equity markets," he said. "With the increasing likelihood ...

Praemium rolls out investment tools, options

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... platform. As it happened, their demands also tied in with the firm's top-down business strategy. "We were getting quite a few consistent responses about having more responsible investing options on the platform and Australian Ethical was named throughout ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... issues among. "While many in the industry are eager to promote their ESG credentials, our analysis clearly indicates that few of the world's largest asset managers can lay claim to having a truly sustainable approach across all their investments," Nagrawala ...

Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... way we report our data and decisions to make them more accessible to the public. Untersteiner said the data has shown very few complaints about financial advice, with just around 30 per month. "Our hope by releasing this data is that we see improvements ...

BT's transition not so super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Some superannuation members are complaining of laggard customer service and reduced benefits, as BT transitions about 280,000 accounts to its new product. In November, BT said it would migrate members in BT Lifetime Super - Employer Plan (LSEP) and ...

Super fund slashes fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... administration fees at the current levels of $1.50 per week, or $78 per year, for the last 16 years. It is also one of the very few funds that do not charge asset-based administration fees on either its superannuation or pension products. "Unlike a straightforward ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Super funds with female trustees and female leaders can boost their member's super by $100,000 over their working life. That's according to the latest data coming out of Rainmaker Information, which found that female-led funds with MySuper products ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... Economic Outlook report published in January 2020, the IMF predicted the world economy to expand by 3.3% this year. Worse, not a few are pencilling in an increased risk of a recession. These dire prognoses, along with the heightened volatility in the ...

JP Morgan's coronavirus contingency plan

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... firm's consumer banking business in the US. About 10% of these employees will be asked to test working from home over the next few weeks. Banks around the world have been rolling out their own contingency plans in response to COVID-19, limiting or ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... entry level. Financial services fell into the third category, identified as an industry with a glass ceiling meaning that few women are represented in leadership roles. "We know that companies are setting targets for diversity, but this research looks ...