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Morphic co-founder joins hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... invested in assets including North American listed companies, and to employ an investment team of just four. Morphic was a long/short global equities manager with a focus on ethical investing. It had about $113 million in total assets at September 2020 ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Macquarie Group has increased its short-term guidance as demand rises for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Macquarie expects its annual profit to increase by between 5% and 10% ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Paul Kelly and 84-year-old Polish aged-care resident Jane Malysiak, received their gift of jab a day earlier). Two days short of 13 months when the coronavirus first reached Australian shores (25 January 2020), the vaccine has landed. With the exception ...

Count Financial expands national reach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
Count Financial has announced three new firms have been added to its national network of advice businesses. Plan Protect and YS Financial Planning from Sydney and Financial Stability from Melbourne are the three newest firms in the CountPlus-owned licensee. ...

PPS Mutual offers new IP solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... professionals, time is - quite literally - money, and having to undertake several time-consuming medical assessments within a short period of time is not the best use of that time," Varnier said. PPS said the offering fills a gap in the market left by ...

New corporate bond fund launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... The fund aims to outperform commonly used "vanilla bond indices" net of fees. Artesian said while it only has a relatively short track record, the fund has beaten its benchmark in each of the five months since inception. "We have been actively trading ...

Age pension spending to rise: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... in higher pension costs - that's why if the government opts-out of super it opts-in to higher taxes," Linden said. " This short-sighted policy will leave workers tens of thousands worse off and a huge pension bill that we will have to pay through higher ...

AMP Capital still being dressed up for sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
With the sale of AMP Capital still on the table, AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has addressed the asset management business' cultural issues and hinted at who would take over its leadership. De Ferrari assumed direct leadership of AMP ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Commonwealth Bank has rewarded shareholders with a generous dividend payout despite its latest results falling short of expectations. December 2020 half-year results show the bank's net-profit after tax dipped 21% to $4.9 billion on the prior corresponding ...

Kapstream wins JANA allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... billion Sydney boutique has been appointed to a multi-manager fund from JANA. Kasptream will manage a portion of the JANA Short Maturity Diversified Debt Trust, which JANA offers to its implementation clients. "Kapstream's been fortunate to serve a number ...