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Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... also faces new challenges. Specifically, the emerging second wave outbreak in Europe. While this has yet to trigger an aggressive "restriction" response from authorities, the renewed uncertainty has already sent safe-haven yen purchases up. The yen has ...

Fintechs drive venture capital: KPMG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Venture capital investment in Australian fintechs has grown despite concerns about the pandemic which has seen private equity and mergers and acquisitions activity fall, a new study from KPMG shows. KPMG's latest Pulse of Fintech report reveals ...

Dealer group investment head departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The head of investment management for a dealer group has departed, establishing his own advisory. Julian Pitt has left Centrepoint Alliance after more than 13 years with the dealer group. Pitt was head of investment management and in the last year and ...

Sam Henderson pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... off. When that client complained to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Henderson allegedly called her "aggressive" and "nit-picking". Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did not accept Henderson's defence of that the advice he provided to that ...

Dealer group eyes aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Centrepoint Alliance has reported its annual revenue grew 11% as it plots an aggressive growth plan. Centrepoint said its plans for growth are to "aggressively pursue inorganic opportunities". The dealer group said 79 new financial advisers had joined ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Global real estate securities are priced competitively compared to asset classes such as equities and bonds, according to a real estate investment specialist with $106.3 billion in global assets under management. Despite the serious headwinds faced ...

Front loaded discounts lead to worse outcomes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... the life insurance industry grappling with issues based on the macro socio-economic environment which has led to an aggressive chase for market share by various insurers. The report also demonstrated the difference between non-true level premiums and ...

HESTA consolidates investment options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... will be transferred to the Shares Plus option which is set to be renamed High Growth with the risk profile renamed to 'aggressive' from 'very ambitious'. Elsewhere, its Cash option will now comprise 50% term deposit assets and be renamed to Cash and ...

AMP launches new managed portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... risk profiles: IndexPlus Conservative, IndexPlus Moderately Conservative, IndexPlus Balanced, IndexPlus Moderately Aggressive and IndexPlus Aggressive. "The IndexPlus range combines the benefits of active and passive strategies into a unique, low-cost ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... was criticised and condemned as a violation of human rights and/or an infringement of civil liberties but China's aggressive and draconian policy response to the coronavirus outbreak continues to bear dividends. China's hard-fisted enforcement ...