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S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The S&P 500 closed at a record high overnight, rebounding from the massive COVID-19-related losses that have rocked global markets. The index closed above its February high, marking the shortest bear market in history, surging around 55% since March ...

New 'cash plus' style sovereign bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... since then after fee. Three month returns at July end stood at 1.35%. "The fund has no natural index (RBA plus 2.5%), in technical terms we've removed the beta allocation to make a more absolute return style, lower volatility offering with no credit ...

Former BNY Mellon IM country head joins Westpac

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... equity, hedge funds, equities and structured products," a spokesperson for Westpac said. "His global experience and strong technical skills will be highly valued by our clients. Throughout his career he has also had significant experience in a business ...

HUB24 awards super trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Fund is another great addition to our rapidly growing superannuation trustee business. "We have focused on building the technical and professional capability, with a number of new professionals joining the team in recent months, to ensure we are the ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... with fiscal and monetary policy stimulus measures) has already produced kind results. It has saved the economy from a technical recession - GDP growth rebounded by 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10.0% contraction ...

Class launches Xplan integration

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... recent Industry Trends SMSF Accountant Report," Class chief executive Andrew Russell said. "We aim to remove significant technical complexity and the use of time while solving real customer problems such as removing manual entry through feed automation. ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... secure superannuation system and requires leaders who understand the dynamics of investment and member outcomes and the technical complexities of governance and regulation," Lally said. "Recent market volatility and the impacts of COVID-19, including ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... equity and guarantees to encourage additional investment into investee funds from private investors, while also providing technical assistance to SME funds and SMEs.

AMP Life awards mandate post acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... overseas. "The role of trustee has not been well understood, but its value is becoming more appreciated; it must balance technical expertise in the complexities of governance and regulation, with great judgement. This is the essence of being a trustee," ...

Schroders nabs Mercer product boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... manager, spending about seven years at the firm from 2005. She joined the firm following stints as a wealth management technical analyst at MLC and an e-commerce technical and client service manager at Commonwealth Bank. Separately, the firm revealed ...