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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...

AMP NZ wealth divestment off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... after it did not receive any offers that met the company's expectations. It also pointed to the economic and market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for throwing its divestment plans out the window. "AMP held discussions with ...

Frydenberg amends Corporations Act

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... health crisis it has been a fundamental priority of the Morrison government to keep the economy going even with the disruption and the constraints caused by the health restrictions," Frydenberg said in an address to the National Press Club. The government ...

Global asset manager appoints local insto lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... savings, retirement planning, and financial ecosystem. "During these uncertain times investors are facing significant disruption, so deepening client engagements has never been more critical for us," Hendry said. "Vishal's strong experience and understanding ...

IOOF sees surge in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... innovate products and services that assist advisers in ensuring their client's best interests are met," he said. "Despite disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to make progress on out platform transformation."

Adviser bans fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... committed to performing our work in a manner that is considerate to industry participants who may be facing significant disruption." ASIC said in the six months between July 1 and 31 December2019, it recorded 55 financial services related results. Additionally ...

Raiz cuts costs, super increases

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... chief executive George Lucas said the figures demonstrate the resilience of the business. "Despite the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 and the associated economic uncertainty impacting capital markets, it is particularly pleasing to have ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Regulatory and compliance burden is a bigger challenge and disruption for financial advisers than COVID-19, the global pandemic that has ripped both economies and lives to shreds. In an interview with Financial Standard, Investment Trends research director ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The financial services industry in Australia is one of the lucky ones right now with businesses still operational but while firms seem keen to hang on to their people, pay cuts are commonplace. April insights from financial services recruiter Profusion ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
They were loathed, yelled at, vilified and even arrested - but the hordes of panic-buyers and toilet paper hoarders that invaded supermarkets, hardware stores, bottle shops, and businesses selling "work from home" wares may have collectively limited ...