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Super funds face fresh data requirements

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... superannuation entities will be required to provide the monthly component of the data on July 31, and will cover the months of April and June. "Going forward, the collection for information on the first component will be due 15 business days following ...

Dividend yield set to dial down to zero

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... experienced big losses and won't be able to pay a dividend without some sort of capital impost, or elevating their gearing. "In April we had APRA writing to the banks and insurers requesting a prudent reduction in dividends and a materially reduced level ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... rising to a reading of 37.9 in June from May's final reading of 27.8 and the all-time low reading of 25.8 recorded in April. The flash services PMI jumped to 42.3 in June from 26.5 in the previous month - an indication of the improvement in domestic ...

Managed funds redemptions top US$62bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... Newgate Capital Partners' real assets fund and AMP Capital's wholesale property fund had to tighten their redemptions in April.

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... platform increased 360% over the last quarter, with trading volumes rising by 95% and logins up about 50% across March, April and May. nabTrade director SMSF and investor behaviour Gemma Dale said the platform has never seen such interest from Australia's ...

FASEA schedules remaining 2020 exam dates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... locations," FASEA said. "Post the implementation of COVID restrictions, advisers have been offered multiple online sessions for April 2020 and June 2020 exams." Approximately 10,250 advisers have already sat the exam, it said, with 55% of advisers registered ...

Vanguard adds to Aussie executive lineup

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... and Australia. Kolimago recognised Mighton for her work launching the firm's retail investor offering, which launched April 1 this year, and wished her all the best for future challenges at the investment firm. "We would like to recognise the pivotal ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... 21 years due to the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown measures. Employment decreased by 227,700 people, down 1.8%, between April and May this year, with full-time employment decreasing by 89,100 people and part-time employment decreasing by 138,600 people. ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... bank to pump liquidity into the market through corporate bond purchases may help buffer the market. "The Federal Reserve's April 9 announcement that it would be including COVID-19-era fallen angel credits in its corporate liquidity facilities has helped ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... businesses still locked down or operating with limitations, the rising rate of unemployment - from 5.2% in March to 6.4% in April to 7.1% in May - doesn't surprise. In fact, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): "Had the increase ...