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New fund launches on ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... and initial offers closed at the start of June. The fund aims to provide investors with long term capital growth, with a focus on managing downside risk, with an investment period of at least five years. Investors will pay a 1.25% per annum management ...

HSBC hit with $2.3bn suit over Disney investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
Banking giant HSBC is facing a $2.3 billion (GBP 1.3 billion) law suit over investments in Disney films allegedly promoted by its private bank in the UK. The Eclipse Film Partnerships were a series of film financing schemes conceived by HSBC and promoted ...

Dividend yield set to dial down to zero

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... their overseas counterparts," Mawhinney said. "Despite earnings and dividend headwinds, we believe investors with a firm focus on the fundamentals and the long term will benefit from mispricing opportunities currently in the market. "These opportunities ...

Managed funds redemptions top US$62bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... representing only 0.11% of total global mutual fund assets of US$55 trillion at end of 2019. Redemption terms have been a focus for ASIC as well, as it asked managed funds to clarify withdrawal terms in their advertising. Locally, Newgate Capital Partners' ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
An $85 billion industry superannuation fund has named a new chief risk officer. UniSuper, the fund for the higher education and research sector, today announced the appointment of Andrew Raftis as its new chief risk officer. Raftis will lead UniSuper's ...

Managed accounts demand rises: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... account solutions using Zenith's services. Zenith said Melbourne-based Kearney Group has developed models with a strong focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) for their client's investment solutions. Matt Englund, Kearney's chief ...

Marianne Perkovic to depart CBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... spokesperson, the move was designed to create a better service for the bank's private clients, whose needs and demands focus predominantly on home buying and deposits, as well as investments and financial advice. The spokesperson confirmed that the ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... the week the market reached its low point. "As this rapid growth has slowed steadily, so too have we seen a change in the focus of retail investors edging away from the comfort of blue chips," she said. nabTrade said the data was proving investors are ...

PPS Mutual bolsters distribution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Mutual insurance firm PPS Mutual appointed a senior business development manager in an effort to strengthen its distribution efforts in Queensland. PPS Mutual has appointed Arthur Tang as a senior business development manager in Queensland, reporting ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Life insurers are continuing to pay out more for mental health related claims, as Australians take longer to return to work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance ...