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Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... recently established Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, taking the size of the program to $1.5 billion to upgrade local roads, footpaths and street lighting. Across the nation, Frydenberg pledged more funding that includes: $2.7 billion ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
AMP has suffered a further blow this week, after Moody's downgraded its ratings of the embattled wealth management giant. The ratings house lowered its ratings on AMP Group Holdings, AMP Group Finance Services and AMP Bank from A3 to Baa2. However ...

Morningstar ratings tally for global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
Morningstar's latest cycle of reviews for global equities managers has resulted in 12 upgrades and 21 downgrades, as it takes into account its new analyst rating framework from last year. This round of reviews includes Morningstar changes to analyst ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The US Federal Reserve's new monetary policy framework - lower interest rates for longer or average inflation targeting - (virtually) announced at the August 27 Jackson Hole Symposium is now live. The Fed kept policy settings unchanged at its 15-16 ...

ASX-listed fintech to buy Wirecard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... $6.4 million and an entitlement offer to existing shareholders for around $4.9 million. Change Financial said it aims to upgrade Wirecard's existing platform to increase the addressable market in the US and focus on onboarding at least 10 new US customers ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Practice. At Integrity, when we update a definition and the update is more favourable to policy holders, we automatically upgrade policies with this new definition. It's part of our 'guaranteed upgrade' feature. However, in the event of a claim, if the ...

Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... a thoughtful approach, and an inexpensive fee," Morningstar said. Dimensional's Global Bond Trust also received an upgrade from neutral to bronze, with the research house noting that it had held several reservations surrounding the applicability ...

La Trobe launches new loan suite

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Diversified wealth manager La Trobe Financial has launched a suite of a new loan products, which it says will help better meet shifting consumer needs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. La Trobe has launched three new products: an Everyday Heroes ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
As we reach a third of the way through Australia's reporting season, an advice and stockbroking group has identified three key trends that have so far emerged from the results. Wilsons Advisory noted that many of the companies that have reported thus ...

Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Four Vanguard funds totaling $17 billion in funds under management had their ratings slashed at Morningstar this week, as they had their first review under the ratings house's new methodology. The Vanguard Growth Index Fund ($5.6 billion), the Vanguard ...