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Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... association's annual conference, calling for stability and engagement amid industry change. Closing out the conference on Friday, Maroney referred to the recent bushfire crisis and coronavirus, discussing a turbulent start to 2020. "We were hit by those ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... California. Shareholders have been offered $74.77 per share in cash - over 20% more than what Legg Mason stock closed at last Friday. The acquisition of Legg Mason and its multiple investment affiliates will establish Franklin Templeton as one of the ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... of comments made by RBA governor Phillip Lowe at a House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics hearing on Friday. The head of the Reserve Bank said the RBA believes increases to compulsory savings won't impact consumption, as a decrease ...

Asia is way forward for global economy: DWS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... more balanced in our portfolios." The Sydney leg of the annual Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum will take place on Friday, February 7 at The Fullerton Hotel. For more information and to book your spot, click here.

Sargon companies in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... subsidiaries are in administration, it added at the time. The developments at Sargon sent OneVue Holdings into a trading halt on Friday, as it awaits deferred payments from Sargon for the sale of the Diversa Trustees business. Today, the ASX-listed business's ...

Frydenberg takes RC super advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... implementing several of the report's recommendations, including many pertaining specifically to superannuation. In a statement on Friday afternoon, Frydenberg took aim at 22 of Hayne's recommendations, including implementing the Commissioner's advice ...

Ongoing fees, advice fees in super to be reformed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... obligations around charging ongoing fees for financial advice and outlaw advice fees charged by superannuation funds. On Friday, the government released consultation draft legislation to implement 22 recommendations and two additional commitments from ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... out of global consulting firm Mercer, who released its latest Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey on Friday. Sydney-based fund manager Selector took out the top spot with its High Conviction Equity Fund, returning 39.2% before tax ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... September. According to Ben James, director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys at the ABS: "We have seen strong growth in Black Friday sales, both in areas such as electrical goods and online sales, but also in areas such as clothing and furniture... ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... international law. It comes after a targeted US drone strike killed Iran's top military general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday last week. US gold futures hit US$1590.90 per ounce on Monday as investors rushed to hedge their wealth against ...