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ANZ accused of exploiting staff

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... gold plating his results." All staff at ANZ in Australia have been asked to use their accrued leave, even though holiday plans have been left in disarray as a result of COVID-19 travel bans. In a note, seen by Financial Standard, ANZ asked staff to get ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... revenues, Morningstar said. The research house valued Sustainalytics at $288 million (EUR 170 million). Morningstar said it plans to continue to invest in Sustainalytics' existing business while integrating its ESG data and insights across Morningstar's ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
COVID-19 shut downs and volatility are not holding back a Sydney-based boutique's plans to launch a new fund. Contact Asset Management tested its new small/mid cap fund via a paper portfolio for 18 months, before hitting launch in mid-March. The ...

Fiducian acquires advice practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... Gippsland, Victoria and will see Fiducian's offices in Sale and Traralgon merge. The acquisition is a continuation of Fiducian's plans to expand and consolidate its financial advice network of franchises. The company says the expansion plans are expected ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... handled if any arise." Bragg put the regulator on notice to answer how it monitors and assesses the liquidity management plans of RSE licensees. APRA will also need to explain the how it monitors stress-testing compliance as well as the regulators scenarios ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... March from 46.9 in the previous month; the ISM non-manufacturing employment index to 47 from 55.6 in February; and hiring plans contained in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (which fell by 8.1 points to a reading of 96.4 in March - the largest ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... information during the crisis, which includes more than 50 adviser support articles, client facing materials, business continuity plans and tips on remote working and staff wellbeing." To reduce costs during this period of volatility, the board and executive ...

Should unused services on AFSLs be subject to ASIC levy?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... it could hit about $185 million in two years, on the back of individually managed accounts and a unit trust. However, the plans did not pan out and for FY18 and FY19, the AFSL reported no activities or revenue and a small balance sheet. The next financial ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... monetised it and locked in a 3% gain. This was the result we had hoped for," Wyrsch said. "Employers fund defined benefit plans, so this is a great result for our defined benefit employers and means peace of mind for members of the defined benefit plan." ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... - the United States and India have made similar allowances. The US is allowing people to withdraw from their retirement plans such as 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and traditional IRAs, as a part of its US$2 trillion stimulus package, called the Coronavirus ...