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Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... correlations in the build of a relatively poor risk management framework," he said. "[This] framework breaks down in periods of surprise, notably within systemic events. "These breakdowns are particularly damaging to those in or near retirement, and ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... said. "Now is the time to allow that to happen. It means capital ratios will come down over the year ahead: that should surprise no one." Byres added that he hopes capital buffers are not used to pay shareholders dividends during an economic contraction. ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has encouraged investors to plan for the worst and hope for the best as central bank liquidity props up equity markets. However, he warns, "hope is not a strategy", and recommends investors accept that things ...

Australia approaches fiscal cliff: UBS

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... but we remain far less negative than the Australian Treasury & RBA expecting ~-15% q/q. "Indeed, if wages continue to surprise to the upside ahead then consumption could too."

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Culture plays the most significant role in risk management during a crisis, according to the chief risk officer of the nearly $4 billion super fund and investment manager. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
After ASIC issued a stark warning to people using retail broking services to try their hand at day trading, robo-advice services and financial advisers say this is why financial support needs to be accessible. ASIC observed an average of 4675 new identifiers ...

Asset consultant expands into retail market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
JANA said it will be expanding its service offering to financial advice and private wealth firms in response to the needs of the "growing and evolving" sector. Speaking with Financial Standard JANA chief executive Jim Lamborn said the move is in response ...

Colonial First State closes global fund

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... by Cash Flow Quality signals," Acadian said. "Growth factors generated modest positive contributions, led by Earnings Surprise Predictors measures. "Value was a headwind, with Price-to-Intrinsic Income and Price-to-Intrinsic Asset underperforming. However ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
News that a highly anticipated antiviral drug hoped to treat COVID-19 had flopped in human trials saw markets fall overnight. Originally reported by the Financial Times, the publisher said Gilead Sciences antiviral drug remdesivir did not reduce the ...