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UBS Australia launches new CBRE fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... years in talking to clients is that getting access to unlisted real assets can be very difficult...where we seem to find interest for this fund is [from] people or groups that are accumulating investors, so SMA models or traditional multi-fund type of ...

Bad news for BDMs despite industry-wide uptick

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
The latest market update for financial services in Australia from Kaizen Recruitment contains some welcome good news, but times remain tough for business development managers. Kaizen recently surveyed over 50 financial services organisations regarding ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... equity market performance. So are equity purchases due to TINA - there is no alternative - with both short and long-term interest rates so very low, and FOMO - fear of missing out. Yes Virginia, the worst of the pandemic may be just a reflection in our ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... impact demand in the residential real estate sector, Pham said, however this would be partially offset by record low interest rates and a reduction in supply. Pengana predicts a 20-30% fall in sales, as well as a 5% decline in price, she said. "However ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... stability in capital markets that can only be assured by large, long term investors with a key stake in the national interest." Jones says the National Party should pay particular attention to the actions of industry fund Rest, whose $500 million commitment ...

ASIC mainly concerned with media releases: Lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Hamilton Blackstone Lawyers managing director Cristean Yazbeck has argued that ASIC is mainly concerned with its own reputation and the media releases it can put out in relation to action on financial advisers. Yazbeck said in a paper that after ASIC ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... consistent with our published proxy voting policy voting decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, and in the best interest of our clients," an AMP Capital spokesperson said. "AMP Capital has historically abstained from voting on constitutional amendment ...

CBA coughs up $5m over RC case study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... sold the AA+ Package to customers during the 10-year period, which promised them benefits in the form of fee waivers, interest rate discounts and bonus interest on savings in exchange for package fees on 22 of the bank's products. A total of 8659 ...

Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Australians are taking a more active interest in their insurance and superannuation, as the impact of COVID-19 on personal finances continues to be felt, according to MetLife. The new research from MetLife found one in four Australians, or 28%, have ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... weeks, Wall Street appeared to be buying on hope because of TINA - there is no alternative - with both short and long-term interest rates so very low, and FOMO - fear of missing out -- but the release of the May non-farm payrolls report on the 5th of ...