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RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... rate to 0.1%, reduce the target for the yield on the three year Australian Government bond to around 0.1% and reduce the interest rate on new drawings under the Term Funding Facility to 0.1%. Additionally it reduced the interest rate on Exchange Settlement ...

Perpetual rejigs WealthFocus fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... international shares, alternatives and diversified funds. In fixed income, the fee changes include Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index (1.33% to 0.49%), Bentham Global Income (1.68% to 0.92%), OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (1.59% to 0.84%) ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... of the COVID-19 lockdown. This will be the final time the RBA board will meet this year which saw the board slash the interest rate twice in March - once at the regular meeting and again on March 19 at an emergency meeting. The Finder survey revealed ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
In the wake of the pandemic impact investors in the United States and United Kingdom have continued to focus their attention on prioritising healthcare, new research shows. American Century Investments latest study reveals the disparity of responses ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Federal Court case brought by Mark McVeigh against the $57 billion industry super fund has been dismissed. The case was scheduled to be heard today but Justice Perram ordered that by consent the case was to be dismissed. McVeigh and Rest have been ...

AMP valued at $1.85 per share

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... strategy and is confident that the review will deliver long-term value to shareholders. At the time, AMP said increased interest in acquiring the business led the board to undertake a portfolio review to assess all opportunities. AMP's heritage brand ...

Challenger shareholders revolt against remuneration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Challenger's company-wide salary freeze wasn't enough to appease shareholders, who delivered a first strike against its executive pay yesterday. Of the total votes cast, 28.25% were against adopting the remuneration report, meaning it was approved ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... AMP said. "AMP continues to progress its portfolio review announced on 2 September 2020. AMP has received significant interest in its assets and businesses and is assessing a range of options in a considered and holistic manner, including continuing ...

Evans and Partners looks to delist LITs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Evans and Partners is seeking the nod from shareholders to convert its LITs to open-ended funds and to switch to Perpetual as responsible entity. The largest of these is the $279 million Evans & Partners Global Disruption Fund (EGD), followed by the ...

Public servants caught in SG bungle

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... the time estimated that about $30 million was owed, comprising $20 million in underpayments and $10 million worth of interest. Between January and June 2020, an audit was conducted to investigate the matter. In late October, Auditor-General for the Northern ...