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Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
As the nation's states and territories gradually reopen, business leaders have been called upon to harness the learnings of the crisis as we move into the next stage of recovery. Flexible working, reduced business travel, worker's rights, board ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
Rice Warner founder Michael Rice has warned the superannuation industry to prepare for the government using the system as a means of repaying its stimulus debt, saying super won't be as sacred as it has been in the past. Rice has warned the superannuation ...

Global manager reduces fees on flagship fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
A global investment manager has cut fees on its $3.4 billion flagship global equity fund, ahead of the government's changes to end conflicted grandfathered remuneration. T. Rowe Price as slashed management fees on its Australian Unit Trust Global ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Australians working from home during the COVID-19 shutdown will now be able to claim 80 cents per hour for the rest of this financial year, after changes made by the Australian Taxation Office. The new shortcut method allows workers to claim 80 cents ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... Bernasconi told Financial Standard. "I feel that platform providers and everyone in the value chain have the obligation to clean up their act and stop charging cash fees. "I believe the trustees should be obligated to provide members with, at the minimum ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
UBS is sweeping clean its suite of ASX-listed ETFs, shutting down six funds and delisting three as asset growth stalls. UBS currently has nine ETFs with $300 million in funds under management at February end. On Friday, it informed investors of its ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... amplify the severity of this economic shock," Craig said. "Since September last year the Fed has shown its willingness for the clean functioning of financial markets, stepping in to provide liquidity when needed." The Fed is not the only central bank ...

Westpac not evacuated, misinformation abounds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
Following reports that Westpac's Sydney offices were evacuated due to a coronavirus scare, the bank has confirmed it is business as usual. The discovery of three Westpac employees at its Barangaroo offices with suspected cases of COVID-19 forced ...

Regulator clamps down on misleading ESG fund names

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system approximately 65 funds (excluding unit investment trusts) included the terms ESG, clean, environmental, impact, responsible, social, or sustainable in their names as of 31 December 2007. At 31 December 2019, that ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Fidelity International scored two wins at the 2020 Morningstar Australia Awards, while passive investing giant Vanguard beat active managers in the multi-asset category. The awards were spread across eight categories, with the winners announced last ...