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ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

Corporate climate risk disclosures must show more: IGCC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... scenario analysis and disclosure of the assumptions underpinning a business model. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said: "Improved disclosure is needed for investors to manage climate change risk in their portfolios and make ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... million punters trying to profit from recent market volatility. In Investment Trends 2020 1H Online Investing Report, the research house found the number of active online investors grew from about 750,000 to 1.06 million between December 2019 and June ...

Pengana sales manager lands distribution gig

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... responsible for the distribution of 8IP's products to the wholesale, private bank/wealth, IFA's and independent research sector, Walsh said. "The strategy will also incorporate the dealer group and aligned adviser space with a focus on APL approvals ...

ASIC warns Indigenous Australians over scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... offering an investment and ways to make easy money, consumers should ask for more information about the company, and research whether the company is legitimate," ASIC said. In addition, consumers are urged to take time to think things through and not ...

Several promoted at Yarra Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... promoted to deputy portfolio manager of the firm's Broadcap Australian equities capability. Ryan is also responsible for research and analysis of real estate, health care and building materials securities within the Australian equities team. He has ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
New research shows that more than half of financial services employees agree that the industry has reacted positively to shifts in the industry as a result of the pandemic. The latest Work Different study from experience management software provider ...

ATO clarifies part disposal rules: DomaCom

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... concessional or non-concessional contribution caps. DomaCom said that while 5000 retirees used the facility in the first year, research shows that a large portion of retirees would rather access the downsizer contribution while remaining in their hom ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... MySuper offering, which recorded 21% total monthly losses and 55% total monthly gains. Rainmaker's head of investment research John Dyall said a focus on risk was increasingly important in the current environment. "The RiskMetrics approach focuses ...

Front loaded discounts lead to worse outcomes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
New research, commissioned by PPS Mutual, found that front loaded discount policies draw in clients with lower premiums in the first year but have higher premiums from the third year onwards, leading to financial advisers copping the brunt of lapses. ...