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REIT revises up portfolio value

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... audit," CIP said in ASX filings this morning. "The CIP portfolio continued to maintain its strong position throughout the COVID-19 affected period. Industrial property remained resilient during this trading period largely due to the defensive nature ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... infection hit triple-digits, raising the likelihood that the Melbourne central business district (CBD) would again be shuttered. COVID-19 has made a comeback in Victoria - the state which makes up roughly about 25% of the Australian economy. So much ...

Pension fund suffers $235bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... investments in domestic and international equities. It also posted a negative return of 10.71% overall for the quarter as COVID-19 hit stock markets. This is compared to a positive return of 4.61% the previous three months. For the year to March 2020 ...

LEI registrations double

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) registrations doubled in 2019/20, according to APIR Systems. APIR chief executive Chris Donohoe said in response to the increased demand APIR announced it was launching ...

JBWere to add 50 to team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... new accredited banking career pathway, providing ongoing investment to support their career. Greiner said the effects of COVID-19 have seen some clients come under increased pressure, and their focus has remained on providing support. "Amidst the COVID-19 ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... US$200 million to US$300 million each year to the fund. "We were quite fortunate it was September and we had just begun, when COVID hit. [It is currently] 60% in cash which means it's in a good position to be buying assets," she said. The fees are ...

Mandates from superannuation funds slow

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... other asset classes including fixed income were flat at under $100 million each. "Everyone's been obsessed with the COVID crisis. Now is not the time to be swapping investment mandates," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex ...

COVID-19 stimulus continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg clarified the stimulus measures the government will use to assist Australians in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax relief for low and middle income earners came into effect from 1 July 2020, the offset should see ...

Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Amid the market volatility the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, a new survey has revealed that sentiment is turning in favour of active investment management. The Natixis Investment Managers survey found that 79% of finance professionals globally and 78% ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... 2019 to between 1.1% (OECD) to 0.3% (IMF) in 2020. For moi, deflation is the greater risk as life returns to normal post-COVID-19. Lingering anxiety over catching the disease, as well as concerns that the government would have to raise taxes and/or reduce ...