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AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... on AMP's commitment to financial advice. "Calls to our financial advisers are at an all time high," he said. "AMP is ready to take a leadership role to find a fit for purpose financial advice model in Australia." De Ferrari said the demand for financial ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... decline slightly to 7%. Then again, it acknowledges that the risks remain "skewed to the downside", declaring "it stands ready to act to ensure price stability and support households and businesses in a way that helps to minimise longer-term damage to ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
As COVID-19 pushes down asset prices, Cbus investment chief Kristian Fok is turning his focus to the buying opportunities ahead. The fund's board devalued its unlisted assets between 8-15% in response to COVID-19, and its March quarter returns stood ...

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... manage cash in house and even before this change was announced, we thought it prudent to build up liquidity mainly to be ready to deploy for opportunities," he said. It also redeemed early from some hedge fund strategies prior to the ERS legislation ...

Now is the time to step up: FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... according to Financial Executive Women executive director Alex Tullio, saying there is opportunities everywhere for those ready to embrace them. Speaking to Financial Standard, Tullio said conversations between FEW members and their c-suite advocates ...

HUB24 net inflows up 72%

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... composition and tiered administration fees would soften the blow. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock said the platform was ready to deliver for its customers amid a period of increased demand for advisers. "Financial advice is more important than ...

Liquid and ready: Cbus

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Cbus chief executive David Atkin says his $56 billion industry super fund is in a strong liquidity position to deal with the early super release scheme. And this was the case even prior to the government's Jobseeker payment announcement, he said. "Cbus ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... for dividends. Its feast to -- not a famine -- but a lean year," Hamson said. "Clearly self-funded retirees need to get ready for a lean period of income." Hamson said while Plato hasn't calculated exactly how much lower the fund's yield could ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... success of their business relative to their peers. In partnership with global market research consultant CoreData, the FPA READY Index will enable financial advisers to benchmark their businesses to assess which areas of their practice are thriving and ...

Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... this scheme," he said. Elia added that Hostplus has been working extensively with its administrator, Link, to ensure it is ready for the onslaught. However, speaking to Financial Standard earlier this week, Link chief executive John McMurtrie said meeting ...