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Westpac to review business units

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... and the estimated compensation for customer's on the group's platforms that weren't informed of certain corporate actions and may have missed out on compensating payments they were entitled to. It also includes estimated refunds to clients ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... have seen revenue pressure due to social distancing and the abrupt shutdown of travel." Already this year, the global corporate default tally has hit 57, with missed interest and principal payments the cause of pain. In market downturns and recessions ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... infection and the extent of policy initiatives designed to counter the impact on businesses," he said. "Consumer and corporate behaviour too will play a role in how soon activity picks up." As for those who work in markets, the volatility has been enough ...

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... and exposures in the investment portfolio. Northern Trust is starting with listed asset classes including equities and corporate bonds (through a partnership with IdealRatings) but will over time expand to other asset classes. "In future, we will look ...

Financial services boards overpaid: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... ASX-100 Board of Directors Report, uses data from November 2019 to detail the key decision-makers facing tough calls in corporate Australia's response to the COVID-19 crisis. According to Apollo chief executive Adam Connolly, the firm's analysis ...

Adviser bans fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... worked on developing its enforcement strategy and priorities for 2019-21 and increase its capacity to investigate market, corporate and financial sector misconduct. The regulator said it has also focused on using its additional resources to take on more ...

Best MySuper products revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... 18.2% over one year and 10% per annum over three. UniSuper also has a high SRM. In third and fourth ranking were two corporate funds, Mercy Super and Goldman Sachs and JB Were MySuper with 9.7% and 9.5% per annum over three years respectively. The top ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... classes' spreads widened, as price discovery became increasingly more difficult. In fixed interest sectors, such as corporate bonds and high-yield bonds, the market leaders had to take on risk to maintain buy-sell spreads as prices gapped, pushing spreads ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... healthy ecosystems; that we need to ensure the sustainability of supply chains; and that those companies with robust corporate governance and good business practice fare better in difficult times and are ultimately best-positioned for the future. "This ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Central bank action including buying corporate bonds combined with cheapened valuation has led BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade credit to a modest overweight. BlackRock's latest six to 12 month tactical views on major global asset classes (in ...