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Cash earnings fall, MLC sale pending: NAB

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
National Australia Bank has reported a 7% fall in cash earnings to $1.55 billion for the third quarter, as the bank confirms it is still "actively exploring" options for the sale of its wealth management business. While a public market exit for the ...

Platform business in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
IFM Investors and Regal backed Spitfire has appointed administrators, as it looks to restructure the group after a shareholder reneged on promised funding. Olvera Advisors' Damien Hodgkinson and Kate Barnet were appointed as joint and several voluntary ...

FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
The Commonwealth Bank is in the final stages of enterprise bargaining, with the Financial Services Union using the bank's full year results as evidence rises are needed. Despite taking an 11.3% profit hit due to the impacts of COVID-19, CBA managed ...

Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Magellan is readying a new low-cost lineup of its strategies for retail investors, as it reports 5% higher net profit after tax of $395.2 million for FY20. The Magellan Core series will kick off as open-ended funds on Chi-X (so far its ETFs use ASX ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Emerging-market (EM) debt rebounded strongly in the second quarter across hard currency sovereign and corporate credit as well as local-currency debt, according to Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance institutional portfolio manager director and alternative and ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Be afraid... The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business confidence index dropped to a reading of -14 in July from zero in the previous month. "Confidence fell in all industries led by mining which saw a sharp decline. With the exception of retail ...

Global manager launches China A-shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Ninety One, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, is touting a new China A-shares fund to local institutional and wholesale investors. Its China A-shares fund holds a portfolio of 30-50 stocks, with at least two thirds of the assets in mainland ...

Future Super hires governance lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Fossil fuel-free superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a head of governance and regulatory affairs who has had a long career at the prudential regulator. Fahmi Hosain has taken on the role, after almost 17 years at APRA. He served as the head ...

AMP, CBA, Westpac face potential class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The financial advice arms of AMP, Commonwealth and Westpac are all facing a potential class action from law firm Piper Alderman. The law firm is calling on any customers who have acquired, renewed or continue to hold a financial product on recommendation ...

Wheelhouse names new partners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Wheelhouse Partners has completed its transition to its new independent structure after agreeing to acquire Bennelong Funds Management's stake in its business, naming a new chief operating officer, co-investor and distribution partner. The revised structure ...