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IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Sotiriou said in the note. "The reality is we will never know. However, in an environment which is seeing a further major disruption at the big end of town (with IFL moving on MLC, AMP and BTFG possibly for sale, and Colonial moving to KKR), it is creating ...

Former Christian Super investments chief in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Brightlight, where he is still chief investment officer. "I believe in the integrity and independence of advice and the disruption Paua is creating in the market," Macready said. "The more I get to know the team, the more excited I am by their desire ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... methodologies and strategies that can achieve such an outcome." The report identified super funds as particularly vulnerable to disruption caused by climate change due to their long-term investment horizon and noted that COVID-19 did not seem to slow ...

Aussie small caps outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... skill, it is gaming the system," Rainmaker said. In the large-cap international equities sector, Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund (23.1%), Zurich Concentrated Global Growth (23%) and BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders (22%) were the best performers. ...

AMP deed of release bars advisers joining class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... given the recent changes to legislation following the Royal Commission resulting in significant economic changes and disruption across the industry. This includes the removal of grandfathered commissions, new mandatory education standards, and new regulations ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... dropped in private business investment in the June quarter. The weakness in domestic and international demand and the disruption to supply chains around the world are highlighted by the 10.6% fall in exports in the second quarter and the even sharper ...

Evans Dixon reports $30.5m loss

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... million, 40% lower on previous corresponding period. "The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in significant disruption to global financial markets and heighted uncertainty for the global economic outlook," Evans Dixon chief executive Peter ...

Northern Trust races up custody league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... have witnessed record volumes of transactions in the market. Despite the obvious challenges, there has been minimal disruption to service provision," Brown said. "Although our industry is highly automated, there are exceptions. Asset servicing providers ...

AFA to host virtual conference

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... more people in the advice community to participate in the conference. "As a practising adviser I know first-hand the disruption that our community is experiencing," he said. "But I also know that disruption is paving the way for transformation and bringing ...

Clients value advice during pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Many advised clients are sticking with their financial planners as COVID-19 tests the resilience of practices, according to Investment Trends. The latest study from the research house surveyed nearly 700 financial advisers in May at the height of the ...