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Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
It's bad news day on Wall Street overnight with all four its benchmark equity market indices flashing red. The S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq dropped by 0.9% each, while the Russell 2000 had a smaller decline of 0.3%. The financial literati were ...

Perennial establishes ESG boutique

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Perennial Partners has spun its ESG team and flagship ESG fund into a separate boutique investment business. Perennial Better Future will include the Perennial Better Future Trust and the associated active ETF, the eInvest Better Future Fund (IMPQ) ...

ASIC opens breach reporting consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The corporate regulator is seeking stakeholder feedback on updates to draft guidance on breach reporting reforms that aim to reduce industry misconduct. ASIC's draft guidance is based on reforms made to the breach reporting regime under the F inancial ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... growth to expand by 5.6% this year, an upward revision of 1.4 percentage points from its December 2020 forecast. Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar ...

FSC proposes new advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Eradicating the Statement of Advice and the safe harbour steps are two recommendations that will help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, according to the Financial Services Council. The financial services' peak body has laid ...

Granny flat tax exemption to become law

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
The government has commenced consultation on exposure draft legislation that will reduce the tax burden on granny flats in a move to prevent elder financial abuse. The legislation follows the budget announcement that the government would provide a targeted ...

WTW commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Willis Towers Watson Investments will target net-zero emissions across its fully discretionary delegated investment portfolio by 2050. WTW said it will target at least a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across its discretionary delegated investment ...

Pendal gets $900m net inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Pendal Group saw $900 million in net inflows in the quarter ending March, taking its assets over $100 billion again. Pendal ended March with $101.7 billion in total funds under management (FUM), 4.4% higher than December's closing FUM of $97.4 billion. ...

Super fund liquidity could be better: RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
While the events of 2020 showed superannuation funds manage liquidity well, funds should consider the extent to which they rely on certain asset classes for liquidity, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said. In its Financial Stability Report for ...

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Atlas Wealth Management has launched a mortgage-broking business and appointed a director to help expatriates buy property in Australia. Atlas Mortgages is led Jeremy Harper as director, an experienced mortgage broker who's also worked in accounting ...