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COVID-19 spurs greater scrutiny of foreign investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that all proposed foreign investment into Australia will be subject to regulatory approval to protect national interests during the COVID-19 crisis. The temporary measures, which came into effect on Sunday ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... in the results so far in areas such as investment grade credit, hedge funds and multi-asset. "We expect considerable scrutiny of manager selection, strategy selection and asset allocation as the dust settles." Depending on the strategies used by asset ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... Financial Crisis," Dunnin said. Other determining factors contributing to a decline in contributions are increased regulatory scrutiny, reductions in their taxation advantages and persistent attention on the segment's low benchmark investment returns ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... director Shannon Bernasconi said the likes of Netwealth and HUB24 have some explaining to do. "Platforms did not get any scrutiny during the Royal Commission," Bernasconi told Financial Standard. "I feel that platform providers and everyone in the value ...

APRA locks in mid-year heat map update

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... said the tool was a game-changing moment for the super sector. "The heat map will subject trustees to a new level of scrutiny, and it's understandable that some in the industry feel uncomfortable," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said at the time. ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
A Sunsuper donation of $11,000 to the Australian Labor Party has come under intense scrutiny in a Senate committee hearing. Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell was grilled by Liberal Senator Andrew ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... more from big business. "The ESG space has become far more demanding as there are more issues to be aware of, closer scrutiny from a range of angles (e.g. civil society) and growing momentum," she says. "Everyone in the ESG space is working at sprint ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... and 5.3% from a year earlier). Then again, and before we put on our dancing shoes and work on our falsettos, a greater scrutiny of the latest sentiment surveys suggests that the RBA - and the Morrison government - still have plenty of work ahead. The ...

ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... growth and evolution of ME Bank since joining as a director in November 2014. In a time of unprecedented change in and scrutiny of the banking industry, Greg's insights and contributions have been especially helpful." Combet said he felt privileged ...

Magellan cracks $100 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... worked out how to list an active ETF without giving away its stockholdings for free, it front-ran Treasury's current scrutiny into adviser/broker commissions on LITs and LICs last year and has been working on a retirement product.