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Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... Vanguard Balanced Index ($5.5 billion) and the Vanguard Conservative Index ($2.7 billion) slid to bronze from gold in an August 3 review. Meanwhile the Vanguard High Growth Index ($3.4 billion) was moved to silver. All four funds are multi-sector strategies ...

CFA Institute reveals new exam regime

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... financial analysts and investment managers." Candidates who have registered and postponed for June examinations have until August 19 to register to what is now the final paper-based exam in December 2020, or alternatively, they can select computer-based ...

FPA award nominations open, new award announced

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... broadcast awards ceremony later this year," De Gori said. Submissions for the seven awards are now open and close on Monday, August 31. The categories include FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year Award, FPA Professional Practice of ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered what every rational individual expected it to. At the conclusion of its August 4 meeting, the board of the Australian central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged - the official cash rate at a historic ...

Perpetual opens retail raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... will be a 2% discount to the volume weighted average price of Perpetual shares traded in the five days the closing date of August 26. Perpetual will pay about $465 million for the acquisition, funded by the $265 million equity raise as well as new $284 ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... sat the exam in June - with the exam held online due to COVID-19 restrictions. Over 1600 advisers have registered for the August exam, to be held in metropolitan and regional locations and online from August 13-18. The Melbourne exams will only be online ...

Super fund for women adds fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... they'll be paying $626.50 in the balanced option and $639.95 in the growth option. The fee changes will be effective from August 31. A spokesperson for FairVine said: "We are reverting to a fee structure that is in line with industry norms, i.e. ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September 13) as his government tries to contain the second ...

Platforms reveal merger details

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... that stands to benefit from significant potential synergies," he said. The offer, unless withdrawn, will remain open until August 31.

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... struggling to attract investors. Pinnacle's listed the aShares Dynamic Cash Fund (Managed Fund) on the ASX in late August, 2019. It was managed by Omega Global Investors. Listed under the ticker Z3RO, it was the first ETF in Australia to charge no ...