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Retirees hurt by APRA dividend pressure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Self-funded retirees have seen their nest-egg investment assets plunge due to COVID-19 and pressure from APRA on companies to cut dividends has made matters worse, according to Midsec Financial Advice. Midsec director Phillip Middleton said APRA's pressure ...

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... personal and business goals," Kennedy said. Despite the challenging environment in the post-FoFA, Royal Commission, and COVID-19 world, Count Financial has still seen an increase in inbound requests. "Although the advice industry is in a period of turmoil ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Australian Ethical Investments chief risk officer Karen Hughes implored companies to keep business culture alive during the COVID-19 crisis. "Culture plays probably one of the most significant roles [in a crisis], it is probably the key role from my ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... this around three weeks earlier, warning bilateral trade relations could suffer if Australia did not stop its call for a COVID-19 inquiry. The Middle Kingdom strikes back. China is now walking its talk. This has prompted fears among Australian dairy ...

Pengana eyes fully franked dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... team has been able to realise gains on investments even in a period in which global markets have been severely disrupted by COVID-19. "This should enable the final dividend to be fully franked," Pillemer said. "An increase in the level of franking via ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... Evan Lucas said fiscal and monetary stimulus had softened fears of the pandemic's blows, with investors pouncing on COVID-19 impacted stocks. "Investors weren't necessarily more optimistic, more that the initial falls presented a very small window ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... compliance officer of the ASX has revealed the stock exchange is continuing to focus on advisers gouging fees during the COVID-19 crisis, and revealed the several consultations it has on the horizon. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
New research shows financial advisers are split down the middle when it comes to deciding whether COVID-19 is an opportunity to pick up new business, or a time to focus on existing clients. Latest MLC Wealth analysis found that the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... finding fundamentals are returning to the forefront in emerging market debt. The research found volatility related to the COVID-19 outbreak and dramatic oil price decline in Q1 2020 precipitated a large sell-off in risk assets, including significant ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
In the midst of Australian companies cutting dividends due to the effects of COVID-19, Epoch Investment Partners says investors can still generate dividend income from offshore. Damien McIntyre, chief executive of GSFM, the distributor of Epoch's ...