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ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... workforce." The pandemic has highlighted inequality between permanent, full-time workers and contractors and casuals. "During the COVID pandemic, we have seen the risks of complex contracting and subcontracting arrangements materialise. Incidents where ...

CountPlus profit plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... advice and accounting group recorded a 59% drop in net profit to $7.1 million as grandfathered commissions came to a halt and COVID-19 impacted the business. Regulatory reform, namely the FASEA exam, also impacted the business however, the biggest impact ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... future." Perpetual is also supporting Lifeline, chief executive Rob Adams said: "All aspects of our lives have been impacted by COVID and supporting each other during such difficult times is critical." "We need to be aware that such difficult times create ...

Future Fund boasts 22.2% returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... equity allocation right now is not at the all-time high "We are not seeking to make a prediction about the recovery from COVID. [When we] position the portfolio, we think about our objective in terms of a 10-year flow of returns and portfolio construction ...

Bravura appoints chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... million and its revenue was down 11% to $243 million. EBITDA was also down 15% to $49.3 million. The decrease was due to COVID-19 causing a decline in professional services work in the UK which also impacted Bravura's sales pipeline. "Despite the impact ...

Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a paradoxical effect on investors, according to new research, increasingly the willingness of existing investors to invest further despite uncertainty about the future. This is according to a new white paper from Calastone ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... and vegetables increased marginally. "Price increases faced by retirees have begun to accelerate following a period when COVID-19 led suspensions or delays in key costs such as health insurance," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. ASFA adjusted for ...

VGI Partners posts $43m in June half profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... strong global investment capability. In a market environment that has been significantly distorted by the global response to COVID, VGI Partners has continued to deliver strong performance across both its global and Asian strategies, while maintaining ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... perceive when it comes to investing sustainably are completely allayed, through ever clearer reporting and disclosures." COVID-19 did not slow down the growth in sustainable investing, Schroders found. Rather, in Australia 48% of institutional investors ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... stand in the way of the flood of money - monetary and fiscal - that I expect to continue until the world returns to pre-covid-19 normal.