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EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... ship," they said. "Many of the cases on the rise in South Korea, Iran and Italy have no known connection to China." While the short-term effect is not as bad as originally expected, the research said the longer-term impact on EM countries will likely ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
The government's superannuation guarantee amnesty bill was waved through the Senate yesterday, almost two full years after it was first introduced to the parliament. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 yesterday ...

Tribeca portfolio manager quits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... co-portfolio manager Ben Cleary in charge. The departure comes as the strategy struggles with performance. It takes long and short positions in global equities, metals and mining, soft commodities, services and infrastructure sectors. Tribeca markets ...

Freedom Insurance appoints liquidators

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
The troubled insurer has voluntarily appointed liquidators, who have received resignations from Pauline Vamos and two other directors. Wested Advisors' Joseph Hayes and Andrew McCabe were appointed as liquidators, according to an ASX announcement ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Bell Financial Group has appointed an industry veteran as a non-executive director to its board, effective immediately. Christine Feldmanis adds the role to her already impressive resume; currently serving as a director of Perpetual Equity Investment ...

Lendlease, Canadian pension fund expand partnership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Lendlease and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have announced a $155 million agreement to invest in a new building in South London. In 2018 the Australian property giant and CPP Investments committed to a $2.6 billion Build-to-Rent ...

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Household Financial Comfort Report released this month found that: "More household saving, less overspending, and comfort with short-term cash savings is on the rise." "The number of households saving each month increased three points to 51% in the past ...

SMSFs interrupted in 2019: SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
In providing a technical update, SuperConcepts general manager of technical services Peter Burgess has said many of the reforms set to impact SMSFs proposed last year are still yet to eventuate. Speaking at the 2020 SMSF Association conference, Burgess ...

Advice complaints low: AFCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... take on significant number of new staff, and faced some difficulties training the large volume of new employees up in a short time period. One of the issues AFCA is facing is in pursuing complaints against insolvent firms. Donald said AFCA currently ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... every problem there is opportunity. IG market analyst Kyle Rodda told Financial Standard that he had seen an increase in short interest in China-focused companies. "This virus and the way it has affected China and China's economy has disrupted the ...