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ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Management head of stewardship Asia Pacific Gabriel Wilson-Otto, ESG investing can be at the core of asset managers' response to the pandemic. Wilson-Otto highlighted the strong relationship between business resilience and sustainability, and sustainable ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Market volatility is unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... not a problem. There was no economy-threatening bubble to pop and no unsustainable boom to bust. "While the economic response has been both timely and appropriately large, it may not be the final chapter, given that the path ahead is both highly uncertain ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... deliver positive alpha relative to the category benchmark index, explaining its Morningstar Analyst Rating of Neutral." In response, Vanguard called attention to its mutual structure, zero brokerage on wholesale funds and ETFs for individual investors ...

Industry funds revise ERS modelling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... superannuation to reconsider how it calculated the impact of the ERS initiative on retirement balances of super fund members, a response to a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services question on notice reveals. ASIC was asked ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... According to MLC Wealth chief executive Geoff Lloyd, the survey demonstrates the role advisers play in Australia's pandemic response, specifically the assistance they provide to retirees and pre-retirees. "Advisers are focused on meeting the needs of ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Eaton Vance has released a new research report finding fundamentals are returning to the forefront in emerging market debt. The research found volatility related to the COVID-19 outbreak and dramatic oil price decline in Q1 2020 precipitated a large ...

Link feels impact of COVID-19

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... McMurtrie said himself and Link chair Michael Carapiet have taken pay cuts to the tune of 50% over the next six months in response to COVID-19. Link's board and executive team have also taken cuts in the order of 20%. McMurtrie said the reductions ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... turning his focus to the buying opportunities ahead. The fund's board devalued its unlisted assets between 8-15% in response to COVID-19, and its March quarter returns stood at 10.54%. The fund had planned to gradually, over 2020, increase its strategic ...

No change of mind for ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... $10,000," it said. "The ATO will not notify the trustee of any revocation and trustees should continue to make payments in response to any and all determinations received from the ATO, even in circumstances where a second determination for a member is ...