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Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... said changes have been made to some of its pre-mixed investment options as a result of lower long-term financial market return forecasts. It has also introduced some investment objectives to allow for historically low interest rates. For accumulation ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... inflows of $600 million in the business. The risk advisory business, Priority Life, is already "performing ahead of expectations", Adams said, and is beginning to deliver client referral benefits to Perpetual's private client team. "With its strong brand ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... actually been negative; so you've got that one sector doing particularly well but not the rest of the market in terms of return," he said. "So there are definitely parts of the market that you could consider to be overvalued, but at the same time ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... shutter and people to stay at home. The gradual lifting of shutdowns and re-opening of businesses - allowing workers to return to work and consumers back in the shops - indicate that the US economy would rebound in the following quarter. However, any ...

Macquarie fired 32 people in "consequence management"

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... than 98%, has been working remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. "The group is now in a gradual, phased and voluntary return to the office in certain locations where it is safe to do so, and with the appropriate social distancing and hygiene measures ...

Australian Ethical adds to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... said: "In just the past 12 months, we have seen some quite seismic shifts in Australians' ethical behaviours and expectations. People are much more aware of the positive impact their money can have while still delivering competitive returns." "To compete ...

Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... yesterday that the scheme has been extended to December 31. MySuper products are also expected to demonstrate an average return of -0.7% for last financial year - the lowest returns since the Global Financial Crisis. The projection of a $3 trillion hit ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... impose draconian social distancing and lockdown restrictions. It was the first to contained the pandemic's outbreak and return to business as (near) usual. Just in time for mid-summer, China's first out. The unfreezing of the economy has lifted ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... is an area which many funds are addressing, but they need to focus on operational improvements even more to meet expectations," KPMG head of asset and wealth management Linda Elkins said. "A majority said financial advice from their provider was important ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... targets (generally around 2%). The outlook for inflation is especially important because it determines the real rates of return on investments and for household spending. Then again, latest CPI data show that despite the trillions of dollars or euros ...