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RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... Kennedy said. Speaking to Australian Business Economists for a post-budget briefing, Kennedy said the neutral or natural interest has been steadily falling globally over the past 40 years. "Lower neutral interest rates mean there is less space for monetary ...

Ord Minnett acquires E.L. & C. Baillieu

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... stockbroking firms, and provide many exciting opportunities for our clients and staff," Dawson said. "Having received strong interest from the stockbroking community, Ord Minnett were determined to be the perfect fit for our business and I believe that ...

FASEA urged to clarify in-house product conflicts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... Code of Ethics leaves much to be desired. IMAP's main issue is with Standard 3, which seeks to eliminate conflicts of interest from financial advice. In the latest guidance, FASEA clarified that where advice is in the best interests of the client, safe ...

IOOF unfazed by poor MLC result

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... line with IOOF forecasts. NAB as a whole was also impacted heavily by the operating environment, market volatility and interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank. Statutory net profit came in at $2.5 billion. Cash earnings were $3.7 billion, down 36.6% from ...

Bendigo closes SmartOptions Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has closed its SmartOptions product due to a lack of demand. Bendigo SmartOptions Super (formerly Bendigo Super Plan), which closed on September 26, was established more than 20 years ago. It closed to new members from July ...

AMP Capital bids farewell to active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... self-directed investors and financial advisers with a broad choice of contemporary products and continue to see extremely strong interest in our real estate and infrastructure funds - asset classes that are not typically available to small investors." ...

More good news for Xplore

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... spotlight during the Royal Commission when it was revealed that celebrity financial adviser Sam Henderson had held an interest in Xplore (at the time the company was called managedaccounts.com.au) and did not disclose that to clients when recommending ...

IFM bets on SaaS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
IFM Investors' new private equity growth fund has made its first transaction, taking a significant minority interest in Zuuse for around $50 million. Zuuse is a global provider of construction payment management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions ...

Centuria acquires property for healthcare fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... "We've seen strong investor appetite to capitalise on the market's undersupply, especially given the backdrop of low interest rates and income volatility," he said. After launching during the pandemic, the fund was fully subscribed and temporarily suspended ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... and little ones - small caps up by 2.1%, equally performing well. Fixed income markets - them who are most sensitive to interest rate movements - were happy too. This is because of the RBA's announced package of measures lowering immediate, intermediate ...