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Finance employees remain fearful

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... fortnight, driven by Victoria being placed back into lockdown. Overall workforce confidence dropped by four points to +20 (on a scale of -100 to +100), down from +24. This dip in workforce confidence was driven by a decrease in optimism surrounding job ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the government to implement a two-year trial of a scalable advice model, in a bid to increase access to affordable advice to Australians at a time when they need it most. The COVID-19 crisis has seen ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... approaches, and holistic strategies, it is our hope that the alliance will accelerate solutions to address critical needs at scale." J.P. Morgan Chase head of small business forward Ted Archer said that Capital Impact and CDC Small Business Finance are ...

Dealmakers hold off investing in Australia

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... and economic sense, and plan to return to the market within the next 12 months. "Not surprisingly, there are many who will scale back deals this year while they navigate the new conditions, but we also take heart from the 70% of respondents who expect ...

UK competition watchdog blocks merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... the switching of investment platforms is expensive and complex which would make it difficult for smaller firms to enter or scale up in the UK. In reaching this provisional decision, the CMA analysed a wide range of evidence looking at how closely these ...

Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... process (people, process, parent, performance and price). Previously the first three pillars were rated on a three-point scale (positive, negative and neutral) but starting 1 November 2019, the ratings on these moved to five-point scale (high to low). ...

Iress adds to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... Blomfield will step into the role and will be responsible for Iress' business growth objectives, including increasing growth at scale, Iress said. Blomfield will join Iress from Investment Trends where he currently serves as chief executive, a role he ...

SelfWealth awards brokerage mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... with excellent manufacturing and usability," he said. "The potential for exceptional product innovation and economies of scale will benefit our growing number of clients. "These opportunities will also put us in a front seat position to continue to rival ...

Perpetual opens retail raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... and geography, and presents us with significant growth opportunities in the Australian market and a formidable platform to scale our business internationally." Barrow Hanley's 21 strategies cover US, Europe and Far East global and emerging market ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... saving lives and saving jobs by staying home and doing the right thing is welcome, but this payment does not address the full scale of the problems which fully funded Paid Pandemic Leave would address," she said. "This payment will mean that nearly all ...