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AMP advisers to fight BOLR changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... contractual obligations to advisers. Last week, AMP signaled it would look to align BOLR business valuations to realistic market values of around 2.5x. It also announced a renewed wealth strategy focused on quality, not quantity of advisers. It's a strategy ...

Chief economist update: RBA heading to zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... America's eyes - not when it was intervening to keep the yuan from depreciating but now that it has allowed market forces to discover the currency's true value. As The Economist explains: "The IMF, which monitors countries' external imbalances ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... progression to the escalating war on trade. What is surprising is that it has taken all this time for China to allow market forces to restore equilibrium in its economy. Note that, the powers that be in Beijing have controlled the currency's exchange ...

Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... including a request to disclose exposures to fossil fuels. The shareholder request was sponsored by activist group Market Forces on behalf of 100 Suncorp shareholders. Suncorp said in a statement it will address the resolution at its annual general meeting ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... shareholder resolution today demanding it reduce its investment and underwriting exposures to coal, oil and gas. Market Forces lodged the resolution on behalf of 100 Suncorp shareholders. Suncorp confirmed it has received the shareholder resolution. ...

Perennial signs small-mid caps boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... to the marketing, technology and distribution expertise and systems within the broader Perennial group, as well as join forces with a long-standing investment firm with strong cultural alignment. Perennial founder John Murray said the addition complements ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... were being driven by internal forces, particularly pressure from directors and employees, rather than external forces or market pressure. Cottier said fallout from the Banking Royal Commission may be a part of what is driving this internal push for ESG. ...

Superannuation fund drops fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... fees of $150 will no longer be charged from 30 March 2019. CareSuper said its former DIO provider is withdrawing from the market in mid-2019. "OneVue Wealth Services Limited will offer a new-look DIO online portal with a reduced monthly DIO administration ...

Brookfield acquires 62% of Oaktree Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... Class A unitholders. Oaktree co-founder Howard Marks visited Sydney in late Octobe r. At the time, he said the current bull market was in a late stage but it could still go "up, sideways or down." He said while optimistic investors have pushed up asset ...

Allianz Retire+ launches flagship product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... Allianz Retire+ has officially launched. Allianz Retire+ Future Safe provides customers the option to choose fixed rate, market-linked investments and protection options to suit their retirement needs. Future Safe is a seven-year investment product issued ...