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Boutique expands investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... the MBA GLI managing director said. "His role will also further develop the depth and capability of our research team overall." It comes following the appointment of Emma Pringle earlier this month as an ESG lead, who will focus on the firm's ESG ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... offset assumptions there remains an undeniable case for increasing the SG, as workers of all income levels are better off overall," Dean said. In a separate statement, Dean said that as he has previously publicly stated, "experts have a range of positions ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... physical infrastructure, including strengthening the social safety net and investing in energy efficiency and social housing. Overall, the OECD said Australia has been relatively spared from the COVID-19 outbreak, but warned that a "double hit" scenario ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... economic growth revised down (my head went that way). The gentle relaxation of social distancing, lockdown restrictions and overall reopening for business in a growing number of countries around the planet suggests that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... since the soaring equity markets of 2009, a year in which they produced an annual net return of +40.78%," Preqin said. Overall, CTAs remain the best performing of all hedge fund strategies so far this year with 1.64% return at April end even though their ...

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... the fund to 50% lower carbon emissions and reserves compared to MSCI World-ex Australia and targeted 20% improvement in overall ESG profile. The fund was then called the State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust. The fund has $243 ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... circumstances they will have to seek tax planning advice prior to the sale so they can have an opportunity to reduce their overall CGT burden at a non-residents tax rate," he said. Similarly, HLB Mann Judd tax partner Peter Bembrick said COVID-19 had ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... coordination has become key." The acceleration of deglobalisation could also add to the risk of inflation, it said. "The overall impact is not yet clear, and the greater risk of higher inflation in the long-run is so far not reflected by market pricing," ...

Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... for dividend yields." Over the next six to 12 months, Zenith said some segments of the market will do well despite the overall fall in Australian equities. "That is, a company like Qantas has seen its revenues fall to almost zero whilst Woolworths, with ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... market investors were correct in divesting stocks in their investment portfolios - paralysis in business, household and overall economic activity won't do company profitability any favours but instead lead to losses and, by extension, reduced dividend ...