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UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. NEST ...

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Less than a year after Pinnacle launched Australia's first zero-fee ETF, it has decided to wind up the fund after struggling to attract investors. Pinnacle's listed the aShares Dynamic Cash Fund (Managed Fund) on the ASX in late August, 2019. ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Both AMP Capital's Shane Oliver and Saxo Capital Markets' Eleanor Creagh believe there is further upside for gold, as investors desperate for an inflationary hedge send prices soaring higher. Futures contracts for gold hit all-time highs on Monday ...

CBA ups remediation bill for advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced an extra $300 million has been added to its remediation bill in relation to ongoing service fee and customer remediation costs. CBA said it is constantly addressing the full range of remediation issues ...

Banking crisis more likely in conflicted countries: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The odds of a country suffering a banking crisis are 2.5 times higher if it is affected by a conflict, according to research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF economist Rasmane Ouedrago and senior resident representative in South Africa ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
ASIC has uncovered several cryptocurrency scams using Australian celebrities, prominent news sites, and government agencies to reel in investors. Endorsements from celebrities and business figures such as Waleed Aly, Mike Baird, Celeste Barber, Andrew ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Australian household financial comfort increased to near record highs throughout the pandemic as a result of government fiscal stimulus measures, according to ME Bank's latest Household Financial Comfort Report. Household financial comfort increased ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Down, down, prices are down... big time! The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's headline inflation dropped by 1.9% in the June quarter - the largest quarter on quarter decline in the 72-year history that the statistician ...

Garry Laurence to depart Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Perpetual Investment Management is handing over Garry Laurence-led global shares strategies to the investors at its US acquisition Barrow Hanley. The funds include Perpetual Global Shares Fund and Perpetual International Share Fund. Its internal global ...

Sydney boutique winds up fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Redpoint Investment Management has wound up its industrials fund but will continue to offer it as the much-bigger model portfolio. The boutique decided to shutter its industrials fund (and equivalent mFund), saying it has not been able to grow the funds ...