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Bumpy quarter for AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... challenges of COVID-19 and a period of internal change in the third quarter. "Our people have continued to face into the disruption, remaining focused on supporting our clients through programs such as the early release of super, and by providing financial ...

Future Fund posts modest growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... have been impacted by the rolling off of strong market performance towards the end of 2019 and the impact of market disruption in March and April. "This will continue to affect one year returns in the next quarter. Looking forward sustaining asset prices ...

Active managers grapple with EM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... Fund (21.8% p.a.) and SGH Emerging Companies Fund (20.4% p.a.). Among large-cap global equities, Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund (24.2% p.a.), BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (23.5% p.a.) and Zurich Concentrated Global Growth (23.1% p.a.) ...

FSC encourages investment team diversity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... equitable and also encourage males to take parental leave, and positions it as a brief interlude not a major career disruption," it said. Finally, the report said exit interviews can be a useful means for identifying whether there are cultural issues ...

Powerwrap delists, Praemium takes over

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 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 merged group will have a number of important differentiators from those ...

Disruption not sustainable: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... been the reverse, will not. "The way that we see is that they are subject to little threat from tech, it's easy to say disruption is the word of the day but alumina and oil is not going to be disrupted by Software as a Service (SaaS)," Conlon said. When ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford, delivered a staggering 70.76% p.a. and 96.18% p.a. for its super and pension plan respectively. ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... may have been "fixated on having an individual HIN" in the past, he argues this is just a mindset - and one ripe for disruption, too. "The ASX is actively trying to replace the CHESS system, its 25 years old, so I think our competitors use it because ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
All good things must come to an end. For a moment in time, the world economy benefitted from increased globalisation underscored by both comparative advantage and just-in-time supply chain management, triggering product innovations, higher value-added ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... retirees had balances too low to sustain their lifestyle. "Australian retirees whose balance has been affected by market disruption throughout 2020 may have to reconsider what their retirement looks like," he said. Australia was one of 16 countries that ...