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Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
New research has revealed the true value of advice, as the mental and financial wellbeing of Australia's unadvised population suffers from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Fidelity International's latest Pulse Survey, which gauged the mental and ...

Netwealth booms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Specialist wealth management platform Netwealth has seen its share price soar, after it reported a 35% increase in funds under administration for the financial year. Shares in Netwealth lifted nearly 16% during trade on Thursday to hit new all-time ...

Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
The ASX has announced it will extend its temporary capital raising measures until November 30, as a second wave of COVID-19 infections batters Victoria. The measures were originally due to expire on July 31 and granted a temporary class waiver to lift ...

Capital raisings, trading volumes up in June

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Capital raisings by ASX-listed companies increased 256% to nearly $26 billion during June, as they cashed up to weather the economic crisis. The ASX's monthly activity report for June revealed initial capital was up 815% at $16.5 billion compared to ...

Banks throw Australians a second lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Australia's banks will defer repayments on loans for an additional four months, in a bid to avoid a 'fiscal cliff' in September and aid in the country's economic recovery. Those who can restart paying back their loans will be required to do so at the ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
New research from asset consultant Willis Towers Watson has found that private equity investments have weathered the impact of the COVID-19 financial crisis, despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first half of the year. In a survey of ...

Pengana sales manager departs for Sunshine State

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Pengana Capital's national sales manager for private banking and wealth has left the firm after more than five years, setting his eyes on a new life in sunny Queensland. Alex Keen joined Pengana in June 2015 as a regional distribution manager for ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The $120 billion industry super fund has announced it will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio, including its indexed exposures, from thermal coal miners from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its listed equities exposures by ...

New partner at Stanford Brown

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Advice firm Stanford Brown has appointed a new partner with over two decades of experience. Todd Stanford has nabbed the promotion, after just over one year with the firm. Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle congratulated Stanford on his promotion. ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Equity Trustees has nabbed an industry super fund's interim chief investment officer as an independent director on two of its superannuation boards. George Zielinski has been appointed as an independent director on the boards of Equity Trustees ...