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Perth hit worst in housing crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
The stringent government response to COVID-19 has undoubtedly placed the property market cycle on the cusp of another downswing, says CoreLogic's head of research Eliza Owen. Property value declines have been fairly mild, so far this year, with national ...

Super fund names head of portfolio design

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
A $52 billion super fund has announced a new senior appointment, with the newly created role being part of the funds new investment leadership team structure. HESTA has named Stephanie Weston as its first head of portfolio design, effective today. Weston ...

Prodigy boutique finds new strategic partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
Flinders Investment Partners, which escaped multi-boutique Prodigy's demise, has found a new strategic partner who is acquiring a 50% stake in the small caps equities boutique. Warakirri Asset Management is the investor, and will also provide capital ...

Managed funds redemptions top US$62bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
At least US$62 billion of mutual funds across the globe have suspended redemptions so far this year, already higher than at least the previous eight years, owing to COVID-19, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch attributed the high level of suspensions ...

Capital raisings top $27bn, dividends down $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
New research from Ord Minnet reveals capital raisings topped $27 billion as at June 22, while dividends have been slashed by $10 billion. Ord Minnett said among the three categories of capital management initiatives, capital raisings include share placements ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Life insurers are continuing to pay out more for mental health related claims, as Australians take longer to return to work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance ...

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Australians lost $126 million to investment scams in 2019, with many fraudsters using 'celebrity' endorsements to rort investors. According to the latest figures coming out of the ACCC's Targeting Scams report, Australians were defrauded ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Sydney boutique Alphinity's Sustainable Share Fund comes out the top performer for three years to March end on headline returns but also fares well when risk factors are considered, according to Rainmaker Information. The Rainmaker RMetrics Report ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

VanEck makes case for equal weight investing

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
The $50 billion exchange traded funds issuer has made the case for equal weight investing, arguing a skewed exposure towards smaller stocks can outperform during periods of market recovery. In its new research paper The road to recovery, VanEck examines ...