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Advice firm awarded international certification

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Shadforth is now one of just seven Australian advice firms to have the certification. "Advice relationships are fiduciary in nature. They are based on a foundation of trust," Shadforth chief executive Terry Dillon said. "This is so important because ...

Tax impacting super fund investment strategies: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... equity portfolio for this reason reflects harmful behavioural biases and is fundamentally inconsistent with the fund's nature as a long-term investor," it said. "In our view, far better to accept that, like other aspects of investing, equity portfolio ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... liquid investment vehicles to house infrastructure because of the high dollar threshold for this investment and the illiquid nature of the asset. However, this asset class offers a relatively low-risk investment alternative to cash and would be attractive ...

IPOs halve off the back of COVID-19

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... amount of funds sought by the new listings which sat at $11.5 million compared to $98.7 million in 2019, reflecting the nature of the market as a result of the pandemic. "There were multiple listings which were subsequently withdrawn during the period ...

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... said allowing for more tech-neutrality in the advice space will help lower the cost of advice and said changes of that nature will be made public by the government soon. Bragg also discussed his thoughts on the superannuation system, saying the government ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... can be flexibly scaled to manage the health, economic and fiscal risks from recurrent outbreaks." The fund also said the nature of this crisis is that it will be "transformational" as jobs have been destroyed that may never return. "It will be necessary ...

Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... levels of COVID-19 infections in major overseas markets, recent events in Victoria, and the present uncertainty about the nature and level of government economic stimulus in Australia after September 2020," it said. "The new date takes account of ASIC's ...

Banks throw Australians a second lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... disclosure on the status of deferred, restructured and impaired loans. APRA will publish monthly data on the extent and nature of the loans, and will actively supervise the implementation of these measures.

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... optimistic tone, Lowe said a significant amount of uncertainty remains. "Notwithstanding the signs of a gradual improvement, the nature and speed of the economic recovery remains highly uncertain. "The substantial, coordinated and unprecedented easing ...

REIT revises up portfolio value

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... COVID-19 affected period. Industrial property remained resilient during this trading period largely due to the defensive nature of industrial occupiers and ongoing demand from e-retailing., online grocery shopping and packaging requirements," CIP fund ...