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JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... clients' best interests," he said. The platform has $1.1 billion in active funds on its platform as at January end and so far, users have invested $3 billion in funds through it. In September last year, Cashwerkz chief executive Hector Ortiz stepped ...

Colonial First State cuts fees, closes legacy options

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... trimmed platform fees in June last year, followed by starting the removal of grandfathered fees announced in December. So far, it has cut fees for 770,000 members, it said today. CFS general manager of marketing and product Kelly Power said: "This is ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... but given the uncertainty around COVID-19 and its impact globally there is much uncertainty around that and given we are so far from full employment and the inflation target the RBA is likely to take cut the cash rate again in the months ahead," he said. ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... think there should be vigorous public debate." Murray, author of perhaps the most controversial submission to the review so far, says he struggled to garner support for his paper prior to the review's announcement. "It's been an idea for a couple of ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... insights from Morningstar show Australia's ETF market grew 52% in 2019, reaching highs of $61 billion in assets. It's a far cry from two decades ago; the industry was worth $3 billion in 2010, and there were only 27 ETF products available for ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... between Beijing and Washington and Fed rate hikes, others would disagree. I think the impact would depend on how long and how far and wide the virus spreads before it's contained. Fed officials think so too. Fed vice chairman Richard Clarida noted ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
New research shows emerging markets debt has been relatively unscathed by the coronavirus so far. But risk still remains. Eaton Vance's (EM) debt team said the positive news has been driven by the expectation that the impact on growth will be temporary ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... reduction in tourist numbers. Italy - considered the virus' epicentre in Europe - has reportedly locked down 12 towns (so far) to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But it's spreading across Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention ...

Tribeca portfolio manager quits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... coronavirus pushed down the energy markets, and the fund's short on the ASX backfired. The fund's current performance is a far cry from 2016 when it reported a net return of 148.7%. In 2017, it was named the best performing hedge fund in the ...

Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... workforce. "While women get substantially less superannuation tax concessions, with their lower superannuation balances they're far more likely to retire in poverty. 40% of older single retired women live in poverty," the Institute said.