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Clients value advice during pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... adept at handling compliance-related obligations via technological efficiency. "These high performing practices were also far more likely to be prepared for COVID-19 related disruptions from a technology and operations perspective, highlighting the importance ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... nightclubs, requiring masks in public areas and mandating people returning from hard-hit regions quarantine. Leaders have so far refrained from harsher mitigation measures seen at the start of the outbreak. German Chancellor Merkel this week called on ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... hiring environment. That's more than just giving people money to help them through, which is what the focus has been on so far."

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... Price, who manages its active dividend income fund, said in general, the firm has been pleasantly surprised by dividends so far. "While there was a fear that all companies might cut their pay-out ratios, that hasn't happened across the board, with many ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Australia's private sector activity is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion ...

ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... management on behalf of 75,000 members. Again, in doing so, StatePlus contravened its obligations of an AFSL, ASIC said. It has so far remediated over $100 million to members, according to the regulator. In 2018, StatePlus had already paid $37.2 million ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The superannuation industry and its investments in unlisted assets will be significant in supporting the growth of the Australian economy, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's new report, The role of the superannuation ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Wilson Asset Management has made public its bid to manage listed investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE), after the investment manager failed to respond to WAM's initial proposal. It comes after the manager of the fund, Contango ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Despite the serious headwinds faced by the real estate industry in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are in a far better position than they were during the Global Financial Crisis, LaSalle Investment Management said, with many real estate ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... the way through Australia's reporting season, an advice and stockbroking group has identified three key trends that have so far emerged from the results. Wilsons Advisory noted that many of the companies that have reported thus far have demonstrated ...