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Former BMO head joins big four executive line-up

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm excited to be joining NAB and to be leading Business & Private Banking, which at its core is all about supporting its customers and the broader economy," he said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues ...

Perth hit worst in housing crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
The stringent government response to COVID-19 has undoubtedly placed the property market cycle on the cusp of another downswing, says CoreLogic's head of research Eliza Owen. Property value declines have been fairly mild, so far this year, with national ...

Franklin Templeton cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... its Australian absolute return bond fund, which is going from 0.65% per year in management costs to 0.50%. The Australian Core Plus Bond Fund will go from charging drop 8bps to 0.35% per year. Two other funds will make smaller fee cuts: Franklin Templeton ...

Prodigy boutique finds new strategic partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... its Westoz Funds Management business at February end) with Prodigy, decided to stay away from multi-boutiques and focus on core capabilities. It has since partnered with stockbroking firm Hartleys.

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... target. Latest stats show that Japanese headline CPI inflation remained barely above zero (0.1%) in the year to May while core inflation lingered in deflation (-0.2%) over the same period. Thus, while both the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Abe government ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... according to Rainmaker Information. The Rainmaker RMetrics Report divided Australian equities funds into three categories: active core (tracking error of 1 to 5% per annum), high performance (tracking error of 5% plus), small caps (outside the S&P/ASX ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... of the client' which by extension, it said, should include a prudent approach to asset allocation to cover each of the core asset classes. FIIG suggested best practice asset allocation should be part of the ethical standards set out by FASEA. It ...

Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... between environmental, social and governance factors and performance by breaking down a company's ESG score by the letter. MSCI core equity research executive director Guido Giese said MSCI had previously found that companies with good ESG scores outperformed ...

Asset managers leverage tech, outsourcing for growth

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... whole office, seeking holistic changes such as outsourcing that can help them grow their businesses." By outsourcing non-core activities, such as trading, middle office, foreign exchange, data management and accounting, these asset managers are able ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... responsible course," he said. "Such a path is dangerous and will prejudice medium and longer term capacity to deliver on core essential services...Over-extending on the fiscal supports puts those longer term and medium term supportive services at risk." ...