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Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... FY2017/18 based on DFAT numbers) and spending only A$71.3 billion on imports from China. China may lose the moral high ground but it'll certainly come out on top should the bilateral trade between Beijing and Canberra stops completely.

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
ASIC has warned consumers about advertising that compares fixed-term investment products to bank term deposits, the issue it is pursuing Mayfair 101 over. ASIC said a surge in marketing of fixed-term investment products in recent months had prompted ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
With COVID-19 rapidly shifting the ground beneath them, only the fittest superannuation funds will survive, according to Hostplus' Paul Watson. Appearing as part of a virtual panel discussing mergers in super, Hostplus group executive member experience ...

QSuper not to appeal AFCA win

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The $110 billion superannuation fund has decided to not appeal a Federal Court order upholding an AFCA decision but says it creates further obligations for superannuation trustees. In April, QSuper's board appealed unsuccessfully to the Federal ...

Investment approaches in change phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... were evolving their practices into TPA and WTW senior consultant Tim Unger said the COVID-19 crisis is the perfect testing ground. Unger said that while the more traditional approach of using benchmarks to assess performance, and measuring success by ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... opportunity to buy potentially oversold and discounted stocks and assets, and have helped the market recover some lost ground." While the S&P 500 has lifted 25% since its March lows, Bitcoin has surged just shy of 50% over a similar time frame, De Corrado ...

University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... mentor Michael Toh of Regal Funds Management and the local chapter of CFA Society. "This competition is a real proving ground. This year's students faced the added challenge of analyzing companies in an environment where even seasoned professionals ...

Dealer group AFSL in limbo

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The suspension of MyPlanner Professional Services' AFSL is on ice as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal reviews ASIC's decision. It comes after the corporate watchdog suspended the advisory firm's AFS licence on February 12 on the grounds ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Despite all the jaw dropping falls that investors have endured during the COVID-19 crisis, the US oil price crash overnight may just be the worst. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May plunged more than 190% during trade on Monday ...

Brokerage platform appoints managing director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... same date. SelfWealth chair Tony Lally thanked Ward for his effort and drive in building the brokerage platform from the ground up. "Andrew is among a tiny group of successful entrepreneurs who took a dream and built a business meeting the real needs ...