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Banks accused of violating worker ethics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... were the forgotten element in the Royal Commission. Of the eight FSU members to take part in this report, seven work at the big four banks and one works at a mutual bank. "So what happens to workers in Australian banks when the ethics of capitalist policy ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... coming from the restructuring of the businesses of some of the bigger players in the market." He added that decisions by the big players was driven by consumer demand, which in turn had been impacted by a lack of trust in the advice industry. "Do we ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... applied to superannuation," Hampshire said. "Ultimately, we see that personalised, goal-based investing in super is the next big step to helping even more Australians achieve the retirement lifestyle they desire."

IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... "That may mean coming in and lending alongside the banks because they don't have as much appetite or the ability to write as big cheques going forward. It may come in the form of mezzanine or subordinated capital...We are open to looking at that." IFM ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe and APRA chair Wayne Byres have called on the big banks to support the Australian COVID-19 recovery, rather than their shareholders. Speaking during a FINSIA webinar, Lowe said over the past decade APRA ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs China more than it needs us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... the same yardstick to another sovereign nation, especially one which is now the second biggest economy in the world... is a big no no... NO. More so if that country (China) buys 34.7% of your exports (based on World Bank figures) that roughly equates ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... believes there is still upside in the technology space, particularly for SaaS companies. He likes Macquarie Telecom (ASX: MAQ), Big Tin Can (ASX: BTH) and Nitro Software (ASX: NTO) in this sector. However, he has been disappointed in software education ...

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Aussie equities fund managers steadily improved in performance relative to benchmark from January to March, according to an updated SPIVA Australia Scorecard from S&P. In January, only 21.6% of Australian equities (general category) funds beat the benchmarks ...

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Stock exchanges around the world are reporting an uptick in their profits, as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Tokyo and Japan exchanges have all reported a surge in their revenues ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... many asset managers are hugging benchmarks pretty tightly, and yet they're paying high fees," Carver said. "I think a big part of the passive debate is actually not an investment debate. It's not about whether active or passive is the is the ...