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New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Future Fund, Australia's sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a new chief executive, promoting its chief investment officer to the role. Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians Peter Costello announced the appointment of Raphael Arndt as ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not discriminated in its destruction of both developed and emerging economies, Janus Henderson has warned investors to prepare for a dispersion of outcomes in the post-pandemic world. The more advanced emerging economies ...

ME Bank saga could impact super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
ME Bank has come under fire after customers received letters telling them the redraw balances on their mortgages had been dramatically slashed without any warning. One letter from ME Bank, seen by Financial Standard, showed a customer's redraw balance ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The uncertainty and volatility that COVID-19 has endowed on markets has opened up opportunities not seen in decades, according to a $9.5 billion Aussie investment manager. However, in order to take advantage of these opportunities investors must be ...

Allan Gray appoints head of adviser distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
The asset manager has appointed a head of adviser distribution, amid changes to the team. LJ Collyer is moving into the role after 15 years with Allan Gray, most recently as the New South Wales state manager. Allan Gray has also appointed former state ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Australia's banks have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with cash earnings down more than 40% compared to the same time last year. According to EY analysis of Australia's big four banks' half year results, combined cash earnings were ...

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok says the $56 billion fund is seeing a slowdown in early access requests, as members also start to reverse out of cash. As of Wednesday, Cbus had received 45,700 applications from its members to access their ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
With global markets rocking one way and the other in the last two months, it's not too far a stretch to imagine investors are feeling a little seasick, or at the least dumbfounded. Despite a recession knocking on the world's door, investors ...

Now is the time to step up: FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
At a time when most are concerned about making career moves, those on the path to leadership are being told now's the perfect time to put themselves out there. That's according to Financial Executive Women executive director Alex Tullio, saying there ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
While backed by major industry associations and advocacy bodies, those that actually provide financial advice fear new temporary relief measures offered by ASIC may push Australians towards conflicted advice. On April 14 ASIC announced a raft of measures ...