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Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
With market volatility rife over recent months, new analysis shows the relationship between risk and return has practically vanished, leaving many funds exposed to APRA's MySuper heat map investment performance measure. New analysis prepared by Frontier ...

APRA ditches property revaluation requirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
The prudential regulator has updated Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs) on their requirements to revalue property in the wake of the COVID-19 downturn. APRA said ADIs are currently required to revalue property used as security for residential ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

Industry fund in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The industry super fund that is home to several superannuation startups has notified members it will be transferring all accounts to another master trust. LESF Super will be merged into Smartsave 'Member's Choice' Superannuation, with the ...

Mayfair to drop use of platinum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Mayfair 101 has settled its trademark dispute with Platinum Investment Management over the use of the word "platinum" in the Mayfair Platinum brand. The settlement requires Mayfair 101 to cease using its Mayfair Platinum brand name from 30 June 2020. ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
"...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world." -- Louis Armstrong It seems a long, long time ago but it's only been three whole trading days (June 11) since Wall Street suffered a big fall - the day US benchmark equity indices closed sharply ...

ASIC warns funds to clean up adverts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
The Australian Securities and Investment Commissions has asked 13 managed funds to fix their advertising, and is threatening the wider sector with enforcement action for misleading claims. ASIC says it forced seven responsible entities and 13 funds ...

Flamingo AI acquisition scrapped

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
ASX-listed Flamingo Ai's proposed sale of its assets to Rymamay Investments has been scrapped after due diligence by the latter, as the parties couldn't agree the terms of the share sale agreement. Flamingo's board has now set itself a 30-day timeline ...

Australians look to rebuild super: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Australians are beginning to seek out strategies to rebuild their superannuation balances as enquiries about COVID-19-related help ease, according to AMP. The May data from the AMP technical adviser support team show voluntary concessional and non-concessional ...

Sargon liquidators in talks with litigation funder

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Sargon Capital's liquidators have found no takers for its May 22 call to creditors for extra funding to dig deeper into the company's affairs, and are now talking to a litigation funder. On May 22, Wexted Advisors asked Sargon Capital's 23 creditors ...