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Advisers to bear brunt of AMP failings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... flagged reductions in agreed client book valuations, confirming the group is looking into longstanding adviser contracts with a view to saving shareholders' money. "Today at AMP, we don't have the appropriate level of return for the operational risk ...

Short-seller knife twist for YouTube fundie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... Muddy Waters said: "Napo is a stranger-than-fiction example of manipulating performance and profit metrics." "Not only do we view [Burford's ] management as having acted highly unethically in this instance, but we also see Invesco fund manager Mark ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... India's (RBI) surprise moves towards increased monetary policy accommodation on August 7 supports the bond markets' dim view over the prospects for economic growth and inflation. Not only that, a Bloomberg report (dated July 23) shows that it's ...

Gender wealth gap down to 11%: Roy Morgan

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... the male average," Roy Morgan said. Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said the report looked more at the holistic view of each gender's average financial position, rather than income and superannuation inequality, where much public comment is ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
In his first public speech since the Royal Commission's final report in February, Kenneth Hayne mulled why Australians are calling for more royal commissions and what it says about our democracy. "The increasingly frequent calls for Royal Commissions ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
BlackRock has lost more than US$90 billion ($133bn) by investing in fossil fuel-dependent companies over the last decade, a new report criticising the world's largest fund manager about its failure to manage climate risk shows. The Institute for ...

Woodford suspension extended again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... "The suspension itself did appear to have had a further immediate impact on performance in the short term, but we are of the view that the worst is now past." "The suspension and the circumstances that led to it may have had an impact on the price of ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) welcomed the release of a discussion paper in the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. The new discussion paper outlines the views of Keith James, who is heading up the independent review into the ...

Fitzpatricks expands footprint

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... something you don't get anywhere else," Symonds said. Part of what drew the firm to Fitzpatricks was the common way they view their clients: "We are not trying to sell clients a product, rather looking at getting them well organised financially over ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Managed accounts have reached a growth milestone, now making up 29% of the investment market in Australia. Managed accounts funds under administration grew by 17% to $51 billion in the 12 months to March, according to Rainmaker data. Platform funds ...