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MLC Life executive joins AFCA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
A member of MLC Life's leadership team has been appointed lead ombudsman for investments and advice at AFCA. A former industry super fund has also joined the body as lead ombudsman for superannuation. MLC Life Insurance chief of customer operation Natalie ...

ASIC demands compliance despite COVID-19

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The corporate regulator is warning companies keep their control framework in-line when working from home, after control failures led a betting agency to open a market covering the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 index. ASIC has publicly chided Sportsbet ...

Ausbil promotes from within

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
Aussie equities manager Ausbil has made two key appointments, promoting from within on both occasions. Nicholas Condoleon, who has had a 14-year career at Ausbil so far has been promoted from head of equities research to co-portfolio manager for the ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Financial advisers and investors in fixed income funds are feeling the heat as markets trade less frequently in the ongoing COVID-19 correction, and they are slugged with exit costs. Unlisted managed fixed income funds from giants like Vanguard and ...

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Vanguard launched a new investment platform designed to simplify the investing experience and provide low-cost access to the firm's most popular products. The global funds management giant's new Vanguard Personal Investor offering will allow Australians ...

COVID-19 uncertainty sees AMP withdraw guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
AMP has withdrawn its full-year 2020 outlook as a result of ongoing economic uncertainty. Announcing the move to the ASX this morning, AMP said its capital position and liquidity will help it navigate the uncertain environment but providing an accurate ...

Avoid listed wealth giants: UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
UBS has listed which stocks to jump on and which to avoid in the event COVID-19 pushes Australia deep into a recession, with two listed wealth giants in its negative column. Analysts from global wealth giant UBS' Australian equities teams have called ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Emerging markets, which in recent times had made somewhat of a comeback, are now cowering in the shadow of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. As the world falls into a recession, COVID-19 will have a disproportionate impact on emerging markets, with ...

Chi-X continues TraCR roll out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Chi-X has released another tranche of US listed-blue chip company TraCRs to meet demand for local access to US mega cap stocks. Another 10 large US companies are available for Australians to gain exposure to, including Google parent company Alphabet ...