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Equipsuper changes insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... insurance products align to members' lifestyles and financial aspirations as well as offering long-term value, rather than short-term changes. It is important that we take a balanced approach that is both affordable and sustainable." The changes ...

Australian Unity investments GM to depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The executive general manager of investments at Australian Unity Wealth is departing in mid-September as the business looks to restructure the role and the responsibilities of the chief executive. Geraldine Barlow joined Australian Unity in May 2016 ...

FS Power50: Vote now

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Voting has opened for the 2020 FS Power50, recognising the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 170 nominations for the FS Power50 and the voting process has now launched. "The FS Power 50 ...

Calls for Rio chief to be sacked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... legal authority to impact the Juukan rock shelters. However, it said while it was within legal obligations its actions fell short of the "standards and internal guidance" the company sets for itself. The report noted that Rio Tinto secured legal approval ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... not meaningfully add to the combined model's performance. In a third test, they developed hedge strategies that go long/short in stocks during COVID-19 based on their predicted winners/losers from GFC-based models. The predictions yielded abnormal returns ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... clients." Its managed funds services business is now the trustee for more than 2500 trusts, he said. Despite the challenging short-term environment, Adams maintains the medium to long-term outlook for Perpetual remains positive. "Perpetual remains well ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... operating income not expected to return to 2019 levels until 2024. The office sector will also be impacted over both the short and long term by the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. "Office space will have to contend with the typical fall-off in leasing from ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The S&P 500 closed at a record high overnight, rebounding from the massive COVID-19-related losses that have rocked global markets. The index closed above its February high, marking the shortest bear market in history, surging around 55% since March ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... issued with a wider range than usual, for example James Hardie's guidance covers a 20% range. Hibernation plans morphing from short-term to medium-term strategic plans also had emerged as a core trend, Wilsons said, with COVID-19 disruption now believed ...

40% of ERS applicants not eligible: illion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... aimed as a lifeline, more than half the people that withdrew the second amount had no change in income," it said. "These short-term decisions will have a major impact on the retirement incomes of those who withdrew their super." This comes as APRA released ...