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Sales, reporting top buy-side pandemic struggles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... firms. The survey asked the participants how challenging it was for their organisation to respond to COVID-19 induced disruption on a 0 to 10 scale, with 8-10 being the highest degrees of concern. More than half of sell-side participants (51%) rated ...

Platform business in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... of the sale of Wealthtrac to its original founders," Damien Hodgkinson of Olvera said. "We want to create as little disruption as possible, as we enter into discussions with creditors and shareholders." The shareholder who failed to meet its obligations ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... environment and it is actively monitoring the valuation practices of responsible entities during this period of market disruption. "In this context, it is more important than ever that valuations of managed fund assets are regular, robust and reasonable," ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
There's good news and bad news in the US labour market report for July. First, the good news: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 million in July - more than market expectations for an increase ...

FPA award nominations open, new award announced

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has announced a new category in its annual FPA Awards, set to recognise members who have used technologies in innovative ways to deliver advice. The FPA Advice Innovation Award has been introduced to highlight ...

Cyber criminals jump on ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... government websites and communications," he said. "The ACCC is responding to increased scam activity by engaging in disruption, awareness training and sharing intelligence with businesses and other government agencies."

Platforms reveal merger details

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... diversified customer base, international reach and a larger more flexible balance sheet, which is expected to accelerate the disruption of the sector's incumbent platforms. The offer will enable the merged group to have a number of important differentiators ...

Wealth manager takes massive profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... an update on its 2020 interim operating earnings to the ASX, citing the impact from market volatility and economic disruption due to COVID-19. The wealth manager reported an underlying profit for all businesses, including Australian wealth management ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Northern Trust noted longer-term returns for all three institutional segments were constrained by the earlier market disruption, despite a strong June quarter. "With June 30 marking the end of the fiscal year for many public funds and university endowments ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... of macro-economic policies. "The bond market is an evolving ecosystem driven by structural change and technological disruption," Souders said. "Unlike equities, fixed income does not trade on an exchange, but rather over-the-counter, through a broker ...