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Property yet to show COVID-19 pain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... latest statistics published by REIA. The research shows that during the March quarter the weighted average median price for houses for the eight capital cities increased to $786,923, with Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin all having increases. "The ...

Short consultation window for stamping fee exemption

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... this month. Consultation on the exposure draft opened yesterday, and will end on June 10, the next sitting day of both houses of parliament. Treasury said that specifically, the regulations amend the Corporations Regulations 2001 to remove the exemption ...

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... the trading and hence the revenues for stock exchanges. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -- which owns the NYSE, clearing houses and sells data and listing services -- yesterday reported its strongest quarter in the company's history. ICE's revenues ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... post-COVID-19 era. "I think the fact that we're all sitting at home right now quite comfortably ensconced in our own houses, working away, for $600 billion and 6.5 million members, crises tend to accelerate trends that are already underway," he said. ...

Allan Gray appoints head of adviser distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... distribution team including strategic distribution initiatives. Julian Morrison will continue in his role as head of research houses and key accounts. "The strong growth in absolute adviser numbers discovering the benefits of our contrarian investment ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... low term deposit rates, high yield bonds look very attractive, despite their risks. These bonds attract credit ratings by houses such as Moody's or S&P of BBB- and lower, meaning they are sub-investment grade. This lower credit rating usually relates ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... a number of questions related to super funds. "I have sought reassurance from APRA that all the super funds have their houses in order as they have publicly stated," Bragg said. "Superannuation is so opaque. We need to know how issues will be handled ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... managers with a longer duration stance, according to new Morningstar research revealing the performance of fixed income houses during coronavirus-induced volatility. The report said fixed income, particularly those with high credit quality, has provided ...

Art, rare coins cause issues for SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... his was looking to offload the artwork to get it out of the SMSF, but the client was resistant to sell - saying auction houses would take a portion of the sale price and leave his SMSF worse-off. The client asked whether he could buy the artworks from ...

Perennial adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... researcher and consultant relationships. Marjon Crandall will look after Perennial's relationships with fund ratings houses and consultants. She started this week in the Sydney office and reports to Perennial's head of retail distribution Cesar ...