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Australian Unity hires from QIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Australian Unity has appointed a portfolio manager for its new healthcare investment initiative. Victor Windeyer has been appointed portfolio manager to lead the development of a new healthcare investment focussed initiative within the funds management ...

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
ASIC has warned consumers about advertising that compares fixed-term investment products to bank term deposits, the issue it is pursuing Mayfair 101 over. ASIC said a surge in marketing of fixed-term investment products in recent months had prompted ...

Macquarie advice shift offers mixed results

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Macquarie's advice shift towards high-net-worth clients has both dragged and contributed to the firm's full-year results. Announcing its full-year results to the market today, Macquarie revealed its banking and financial services arm made a ...

ERS paused as AFP investigates fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Deputy Treasurer Michael Sukkar confirmed the ATO has paused requests for early release being sent to super funds, as the AFP investigates identity theft. Speaking to Sky News this morning, Sukkar emphasised that the ATO has not been compromised and ...

Link feels impact of COVID-19

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
The early release of super scheme has seen more than 5% of the accounts Link Group administers close. It comes as the group rolls out optional pay cuts to its leadership team. In a presentation to the Macquarie Australian Investors Conference yesterday ...

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 ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
While it is probably too soon to know the full impact the COVID-19 crisis will have on the future of advice, it is fair to say it may not look the same when all's said and done. Speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of JANA, Jim Lamborn, said ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
SMSF platform Class found itself in a fairly unique predicament recently after acquiring a business in another state only for the borders to be closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Class, which is based in Sydney, purchased NowInfinity, based ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... lifted 34%. It was a volatile month, up 175% compared to April last year. Tribeca Investment Partners portfolio manager Jun Bei Liu believes super funds added to the selling pressure in March, raising their cash levels prior to the commencement of the ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
A macro hedge fund in which Pinnacle Investment Management owns a minority stake has launched a new vehicle after delivering 16.5% in returns for the March quarter. Reminiscent Capital's Asia Macros Master strategy has so far been available as an ...