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Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... other asset classes, it will depend on how we could introduce those and whether or not [they would] make sense. We are not close to those discussions but we think it is quite difficult to do that...we are not interested in it is not relevant or not scalable," ...

HESTA consolidates investment options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... invested in any of the Your Choice Asset Classes as at September 30. Retirees will also see changes, with the fund opting to close its Defensive option, impacting HESTA Retirement Income Stream and Term Allocated Pension members. All those invested in ...

SME insolvencies set to increase

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... closely during the reporting season to ensure they are not hiding behind government payments, creditors need to be keeping close tabs on SME market confidence and are working with debtors to build sustainable cash flow."

ASFA sets out productivity plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a six-step plan aiming to drive industry-wide productivity gains in superannuation. ASFA said it hopes to boost productivity gains as the impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt ...

Yarra Capital adds to distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Yarra Capital Management announced a new research and investment consultant manager has joined its distribution team. The firm said Tracy Brown will take the position effective immediately, bringing over 20 years' experience in the financial services ...

Finance employees remain fearful

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... commute, while 59% said they were concerned that others may not be taking safety guidelines seriously. Meantime, 32% feared close proximity to other co-workers could increase their likelihood of exposure to the coronavirus. That compares to healthcare ...

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 ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... systems, urging the government to establish a rationalisation framework to encourage financial services companies to invest in close legacy systems to increase domestic business investment. This would transfer customers to contemporary products to lower ...

Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Big congratulations to our next door neighbours, you've done well. August 10 marked 100 days that the country has gone without any recorded case of coronavirus infection - 'twas way back on May 1 when New Zealand reported the last infection. ...

Macquarie to transfer legacy pension product

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Macquarie will transition pension members in its legacy SuperOptions product to a wrap style pension product, in a bid to lower administration fees and expand the investment offering. Macquarie closed the SuperOptions product to new members in June ...