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Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... diversified online have benefited from patrons living and working from home. For those invested in the diversified financial sector, Potter argued it was important to analyse these companies from a bottom up perspective. "With the sell-off in equity ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... economies (China, Europe and the US), Perpetual said. They should also look out for declining credit spreads, for the financial sector to undertake intermediation again, and a restoration in private sector balance sheets, it said. "This combination will ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... for everyone." RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said the spreading COVID-19 pandemic would change the financial sector as we know it. "The COVID-19 crisis is reinforcing how interconnected our societal wellbeing is with business and our economy," ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... welcomes ASIC having an expanded role in regulating the superannuation sector. "As the conduct regulator of the financial sector, ASIC has a critical role to play in tackling misconduct in superannuation, while APRA will continue to strengthen its focus ...

SMSFA chief slams regulators, FASEA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... increased reliance on smaller dealer groups and self-licensed advisers to meet advice needs across the whole financial sector." He named AMP and IOOF as the major groups committed to providing financial advice amid the fallout from the Banking Royal ...

Aussie IPOs outperform benchmark

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... delivered investors a simple money-weighted annualised return of 157.7%," he said. Of the year's IPOs, 19 were financial sector companies. On average, they returned 16.1% after one month and 12.3% by December 31. Fund manager VGI Partners was the ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... national lead James Mabbott told Financial Standard that there would be two key drivers of disruption in the financial sector over the next two decades. "The first is technological advancements such as blockchain, the growing adoption of AI, and the ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... "Companies, investors, and governments must prepare for a significant reallocation of capital." Fink warned the financial sector of an incoming capital shift. "If 10% of global investors do so - or even 5% - we will witness massive capital shifts. And ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... said. The RBA said these digital identity services could help to promote competition within fintechs and the financial sector in general, as well as improving processes for customers.

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... laundering breaches (some related to financing child exploitation), causing chaos inside the bank and Australia's financial sector. Medd said the breaches demonstrate the bank's disregard for moral good. "The scandal that has erupted following the disclosure ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO
ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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