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Finance job ads perk up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... said. Overall, the national month-on-month decrease of 2% in job ads was dragged down by Victoria. Excluding Victoria, the rest of Australia saw a 1.8% increase in job ad volumes in August compared to July. "New South Wales job ad volumes growth slowed ...

ASIC provides relief to Victorian advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
The corporate watchdog has shifted to a no-action position on fee disclosure statements and renewal notice obligations for financial advice businesses in Victoria. The no-action applies to AFS licensees and representatives where their business is solely ...

Chief economist update: Dan defeats second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Bitter and painful as the medicine may be, it's starting to work downunder. Melbourne's 14-day average of coronavirus infections continues to trend lower, this day at 32.8 persons - within the average 30-50 case rate that the Andrews government ...

ERS tab hits $33.3bn

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... inception on April 20, AustralianSuper has coughed up the most in payments ($4.5 billion), followed by Sunsuper ($3.2 billion), REST ($3 billion) and Hostplus ($2.8 billion). The 10 funds with the highest number of applications received from the ATO ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
The board of listed investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE) has voted in favour of adopting a new strategy which will see the portfolio managed by an $85 billion California-based global and emerging markets equities manager. The board ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
So far fresh Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga is off to a good start. The Prime Minister takes over from Shinzo Abe at a time when the global economy appears to have seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Many governments have eased/lifted ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
"Australians all let us rejoice... in joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair." It wasn't supposed to go this way. Given the re-imposition of lockdown in Melbourne and most Australian states "closed border" policy, financial markets ...

Zurich distribution chief joins boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Zurich's chief distribution officer, life and investments is set to depart, taking on a new role with a boutique fund manager from December. The executive overseeing its group insurance proposition is also set to depart as the insurer restructures ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... stoush with one of its members over the fund's approach to climate change is pushing ahead, with a trial fast approaching. Rest and Mark McVeigh have a hearing for a dispute on discovery and privilege today before mediation on September 22 and a ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... 2050 target. About 55% of funds (including AustralianSuper, BT, CareSuper, CBA Super, Hostplus, Macquarie, Mercer, QSuper, Rest, Sunsuper and TelstraSuper) were undertaking activities to reduce portfolio emissions intensity but were not aiming for net ...