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Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
The Labor Party is calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to finally put an end to the war on superannuation waged by government backbenchers, in an effort to ensure Australia rebounds from COVID-19 "faster and better". Financial Standard has obtained ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... traditionally balanced funds hold anywhere between 60% to 80% exposure to growth assets, according to Cor Capital executive director Tom Rachcoff. "It's little wonder they were shocked in March at their portfolios' growth risk exposures," he said. "It ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Despite COVID-19 shaking the world to its core, the themes underpinning ESG investing are not about to change, according to a global asset manager. Having destroyed the best laid plans of investors the world over, investment managers are asking how ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations". Tom Magliozzi's famous five words appear to have made their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell ...

QSuper not to appeal AFCA win

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The $110 billion superannuation fund has decided to not appeal a Federal Court order upholding an AFCA decision but says it creates further obligations for superannuation trustees. In April, QSuper's board appealed unsuccessfully to the Federal ...

Pinnacle adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... Pinnacle's first Europe-based partner. Aikya's founding team members include Stewart Investors' Ashish Swarup, Tom Allen, Alan Nesbit, Michael Summers and Alex Khosla. Swarup was the lead portfolio manager on several Stewart Investors emerging ...

FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... preference on responsible investing." Asked whether FASEA took a strong enough stance on ESG issues, Goodments chief executive Tom Culver said no. "I personally think they should have gone further. However you want to look at this, it's critical that ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Nothing focuses the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly ...

University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge for their research on Commonwealth Bank. Jassis Chen, Jessica Wu, Sahil Arora, Tom Luo and Jeffrey Brown defended their analysis of CBA to a panel of judges, including senior investors. The University of Sydney ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... via a paper portfolio for 18 months, before hitting launch in mid-March. The firm is owned by Washington H Soul Pattison, Tom Millner and Will Culbert. The duo also co-manage the WHSP and BKI portfolios. The new strategy invests in Australian companies ...