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Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Bad timing it may be but, it is what it is. The coronavirus pandemic struck just when the dark clouds of Brexit uncertainty lifted over the United Kingdom. For the best part of three years, Brexit was on every Brits mind - dampening business investment ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... they charge them, with the average adviser losing $550 on the upfront relationship." Association of Financial Advisers general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson said regulatory requirements had increased the cost of advice. "There is ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
COVID-19 shut downs and volatility are not holding back a Sydney-based boutique's plans to launch a new fund. Contact Asset Management tested its new small/mid cap fund via a paper portfolio for 18 months, before hitting launch in mid-March. The ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
At a time when many organisations are limiting discretionary spending, IOOF is doing the opposite - signing on as the latest corporate partner to Financial Executive Women to provide staff with ongoing educational and professional support. IOOF has ...

Janus Henderson AGM to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Janus Henderson has announced its Annual General Meeting will go ahead in Denver, Colorado, as the terms of its governing documents prevent a virtual-only meeting. Still, no shareholders may attend. The global asset manager announced the changes to ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Australia. She is currently a director of Scentre Group, Myer Family Investments, the Australia-China Council and the General Sir John Monash Scholarship Foundation. Wilson has a background in finance, banking and medicine. She currently holds directorships ...

Telstra issues 10-year bond

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Telstra's debt issuance program, and will be issued on April 23. Telstra said it would use the funds from the note for general corporate purposes, including pre-funding of future debt maturities. "Since mid-March Telstra has also secured an additional ...

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... period rose 574%, from $31 million in December last year to $209 million in March 2020. The data suggests that gold in general has kept its safe haven label as Australian investors flock to it. Kris Walesby, chief executive of ETF Securities, told Financial ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... "However, QSuper clarified its primary position in its written submissions in reply to those of the intervener, the Attorney-General (Cth), saying that it did not assert CA s 1055 was invalid, but merely that, in this case, AFCA impermissibly exercised ...

AFCA extends complaints response time

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... executive and chief ombudsman David Locke said the temporary extension comes at a time when financial services firms and the general community face unprecedented difficulty. The extension will allow all parties involved in a dispute to have sufficient ...