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CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... group and increase its Common Equity Tier 1 capital by $1.4-$1.9 billion. CBA said the transaction reflects its strategy to focus on its core banking businesses and allow CFS to become a more focused standalone entity. It will maintain its 45% stake ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... Australian market over the next two years. The fund was developed to meet investor demand for high levels of income with a focus on capital preservation and reduced risk, AAM head Teiki Benveniste said. "In this volatile, uncertain and low interest rate ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
The chief compliance officer of the ASX has revealed the stock exchange is continuing to focus on advisers gouging fees during the COVID-19 crisis, and revealed the several consultations it has on the horizon. Speaking over the phone for the Governance ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... split down the middle when it comes to deciding whether COVID-19 is an opportunity to pick up new business, or a time to focus on existing clients. Latest MLC Wealth analysis found that the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging advisers' ability to deliver ...

CountPlus acquires firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... a busy agenda of new initiatives to continue to roll out," Kennedy said at the time. "We not only enable our advisers to focus on providing more valuable services to clients, but we are a quality licensee and partner for firms in these times of unprecedented ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... when the bond yields alone are not up for the job," he said. "In this new investing environment, investors would do well to focus some of their attention on companies outside of Australia, those with global brands operating across multiple geographies." ...

BetaShares launches new ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... the chance to invest in a diversified portfolio of high-quality global sovereign bonds," he said. BetaShares said GGOV's focus on long-maturity bonds enhances the fund's diversification and defensive benefits. "Given that yields on many short-maturity ...

Clime courts Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Sydney's Clime Investment Management has emerged as a bidder for Madison Financial Group, which is currently in the process of being sold by OneVue. Madison, which is home to about 100 advisers, was previously owned by Sargon Capital but fell into ...

Active share, past outperformance can predict returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
A new study argues that separately managed accounts with high active shares and a history of outperformance can be expected to continue delivering in the future. Active share, which was introduced by Cremers and Petajisto in 2009, is calculated as the ...

Global asset manager launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... approach. "The fund is extremely compelling in today's prevailing market conditions where the search for income is of paramount focus for clients," Hall said. "The substantial falls in dividend income seen in equity markets is driving demand for high-conviction ...