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Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... he said. "There's now some light at the end of the tunnel, and it appears that (locally at least) we managed to avoid far worse scenarios." InvestSmart chief market strategist Evan Lucas said fiscal and monetary stimulus had softened fears of the ...

APRA releases fund-level ERS data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... early release of super scheme, with 96% of requests being met within five business days. However, several funds have taken far longer. APRA's figures to May 3 show 830,000 payments were made totalling $6.3 billion in the second week of the scheme. ...

Pendal's product pipeline for 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... million in seed capital, following closure of the US SMID and Global Smaller Companies funds in October/November last year. So far this year, Pendal subsidiary Regnan has launched its first specialist impact product to the Australian market in February ...

Clime courts Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... However, entering retail advice was not one of its plans - perhaps, until Madison came up for sale. "In terms of acquisitions, so far we have built our private wealth business organically. We wouldn't rule out an acquisition if the heritage of the ...

Active share, past outperformance can predict returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... a valuable predictor of unlisted funds' performance, others have questioned its limited utility (for example, research so far focused on equities and managed funds). A new research paper, by K.J. Martijn Cremers, Jon A. Fulkerson and Timothy B. Riley ...

Suncorp wealth head departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... the preliminary results of a pay and leave entitlements review it flagged in a six month account review late last year. So far, the probe has uncovered inconsistencies in Suncorp's rostering and pay systems, "which may have led to errors of payments ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... stakeholders about the government's commitment to implementing the recommendations arising out of the Royal Commission." So far, 24 commitments have been implemented by the government, with another 35 "substantially progressed" through consultation and ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations". Tom Magliozzi's famous five words appear to have made their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... scheme, questions surrounding super fund ownership in equity markets have come to the fore. The government's scheme will so far put at least a $9 billion strain on Australia's super sector, as members, coming to terms with lost wages and livelihoods ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... vehicle after delivering 16.5% in returns for the March quarter. Reminiscent Capital's Asia Macros Master strategy has so far been available as an Australian unit trust but will now be available as a Cayman fund. The strategy invests in rates, FX ...