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Northern Trust races up custody league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
This year's market turmoil has shuffled the lineup of biggest custody players, with NAB Asset Servicing falling two spots and Northern Trust inching up to the second-largest custodian in Australia. Australian Custodial Services Association's ...

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Centuria has added two new assets to its Industrial REIT stable, which it acquired for a combined $32.5 million. As the responsible entity of the ASX-listed REIT, Centuria Property Funds No. 2 acquired a Beacon Lightings purpose-built distribution facility ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
If a technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of negative growth, what do you call a period where the economy contracts for three straight quarters... and counting? Japan may have imposed less stringent coronavirus containment measures ...

VGI Partners profits tumble

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The Sydney boutique posted a 59% drop in its profits in the six months to June 30 compared to the previous corresponding period. VGI Partners this morning reported statutory net profit after tax of $3.6 million for the six months ending June 30, compared ...

Macquarie introduces new wrap cash fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Macquarie Wrap cash account holders have been hit with a cash administration fee, to be deducted from the interest accrued, which is higher than the interest rate. The changes impact users of Macquarie Wrap, which has a cash account through which all ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

Elanor Investor sees positive FY20 results

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Elanor Investors Group posted a 43% increase in funds management income to $21.5 million as it released its full year results. The previously embattled group appears to be making a comeback, with core earnings for the FY20 period of $15.4 million. The ...

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Most people expected dividends to fall by 30% this year, but company payouts this earnings season have been decent, says Ausbil. Ausbil's Michael Price, who manages its active dividend income fund, said in general, the firm has been pleasantly surprised ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
The retail investor population has surged 41% since the beginning of the year, with now more than one million punters trying to profit from recent market volatility. In Investment Trends 2020 1H Online Investing Report, the research house found the ...

ASIC takes action against RI Advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against RI Advice for failing to have adequate cyber security systems. ASIC said its action is in response to a number of alleged cyber security breaches through authorised representatives of RI Advice. ...