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Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... Facebook loosened its ban by allowing advertising for blockchain and educational content relating to crypto but the vast majority of crypto projects are still unable to advertise to the mainstream. JPB Liberty is seeking to raise funding for the case ...

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The global pandemic has left the majority of chief financial officers feeling pessimistic about the financial profitability of their companies, a new Deloitte survey finds. But many see a silver lining amid the doom and gloom. More than half (58%) of ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... the Zoomer or Millennial age group, but the pandemic-induced lockdown has accelerated these trends," he said. The majority of these first-time investors were under the age of 40 (70%), up 19% from the previous year. "Many first-time investors were attracted ...

Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... as influential as Donald Trump would like to think. Looking at data from 1928 to 2016, the S&P 500 rose in the vast majority of election years. Of course, market crashes in 1932, 1940, 2000 and 2008 did coincide with election years. "It is important ...

Unmet advice needs increases for SMSF trustees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... drawdown phase, the most popular methods are the bucket approach at 53% followed by income from investments at 39%. The majority of new adviser inflows from SMSF clients are coming from direct listed investments while allocation towards cash and fixed ...

Iress posts mixed half year results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... remained strong with increased interest in our digital offering." Iress noted that the pandemic has not impacted the majority of its client implementation projects and tender processes. In light of this, the company will pay an interim dividend of 16 ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... the son of Australian financial commentator Peter Switzer. The fund has approximately 5000 total shareholders, the majority of which are retail investors. As of May 31, the fund had $78.71 million in assets under management. In addition to the strategy ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... bear market in history, surging around 55% since March lows. Daily FX strategist Margaret Yang said interestingly the majority of the index's components ended lower despite the overall rise. "It is worth noting that 66.5% of the index's components ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... continuous improvements in government services, better products, higher incomes, and improved health. But an increasing majority of parents fear that as today's children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents. There are a ...

De Ferrari refuses to discuss Wade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... for clients and shareholders. It is important that I am able to tell the story of all the fantastic work that the majority of our employees have achieved." Later De Ferrari offered some explanation for his refusal to comment. He said he needed to protect ...