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Prodigy boutique to continue

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... Flinders. Soon after the March 18 announcement, EQT gave Prodigy the green light to run its fund, deciding it was in the best interest of the investors. Flinders' investors have now been advised the fund will transition to its own service providers ...

Former Cbus advice head launches referral program

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... login that allows advisers to manage referrals, reporting and operational processes. FASI is accepting registrations of interest on their website. Harper said the program will cater to mass participation from both the supply and demand side of financial ...

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... the regulator said. "Some are also backed by concentrated portfolios of higher risk unlisted and illiquid assets." Low interest rates and market volatility may be driving consumers to seek such alternatives, ASIC fears. The regulator made no specific ...

AMP Capital ups jail stake

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... manager Charles Savage said the firm would continue to expand its presence in the NZ PPP market over time. "Increasing our interest in the ASCF aligns closely with CommIF's positive social impact objective and provides investors with increased diversification ...

ASIC releases weekly regulatory tracker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... regulator said. "ASIC will maintain its enforcement activities and continue to investigate and take action where the public interest warrants us to do so against any person or entity that breaks the law." ASIC said key business as usual functions will ...

AMP NZ wealth divestment off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
AMP will no longer divest its New Zealand wealth management business, 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 ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... to see people interested in markets right now, because at least it shows they have a level of financial literacy and interest in making their money work for them. "But a little knowledge is so dangerous. You can't just jump in," she said.

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... said. Investors can get close to 2% yield on investment grade corporate bonds, which compared to term deposits and "high interest" bank accounts, looks pretty good, Kase said. He also prefers Australian corporate debt over offshore debt. "In Australia ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... gradually, over 2020, increase its strategic asset allocation to infrastructure and other assets it saw benefiting from lower interest rates. It had made the first part of that change when COVID-19 arrived. It entered the downturn 6% underweight unlisted ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... said the focus would increase on mergers "post-COVID". "I definitely think that post-COVID there will be an increased interest in mergers," Edwards said. "I think that mergers will be an easier way to gain scale, particularly as some of the historic ...