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Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020

The spreads on many exchange-traded products were wider than usual amid the COVID-19 market crash, with price discovery becoming increasingly more difficult. That's according to ETF Securities co-head of sales Kanish Chugh, who pointed to global equity ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020

New Rainmaker research has revealed the winners and losers in the exchange traded product (ETP) market during the quarter to March's COVID-19 induced volatility. March 2020 was characterised by sharp falls and rises in equities as investors grappled ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020

... becoming larger, and that's very dangerous," he said. "Eventually I think the market will wake up one way or another to discover that all of these stocks are going higher and higher, and not because of any fundamental value in the business." Companies ...

Managed accounts use broadens

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020

Latest research on financial advisers' use of managed accounts shows their increasing popularity among advisers with lower-balance clients. Once reserved for wealthy clients, managed accounts are proving popular for financial advisers with lower-balance ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020

... solution because we wanted to understand what the problem was. We've taken the same approach to this pandemic. What you discover is that it's health first. I worry about my financial future once I get a greater degree of confidence around what this ...

Count Financial adds tech integrations

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

Count Financial has launched a series of back-end tech integrations to improve adviser efficiencies and deliver better experiences for clients. The new integrations have helped save the licensee thousands of man-hours. Countplus chief executive and ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020

... latest report, Morningstar analysed the returns of different multi-asset strategies from February 21 until March 25, to discover the winners and losers of the market downturn. Balanced fund returns for Morningstar-rated funds during the sell-off ranged ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020

... dismantled the arguments of trustees that the current circumstances were unforeseeable, and added she would be interested to discover how many boards and risk committees ran scenario planning for a pandemic. "The GFC was not so long ago - did our collective ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020

Wall Street and most other equity markets welcomed reports that the White House and the US Senate have finally reached a deal to unleash a stimulus package worth around US$2 trillion. "Highlights include: $250B in direct payments to Americans; $367B ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020

Slowly but surely, the wheels of industry - even social life itself - are grinding to a halt. If not for the invention of the internet and various apps, there wouldn't be any commerce or even virtual social interaction that would be taking place ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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