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Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... and transact high quality opportunities off-market," it said. "In these times of elevated uncertainty, Dexus continues to focus on preserving capital while selectively investing in assets with long-term value and strong fundamentals." GIC will hold a ...

YBR national advice lead moves to Interprac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... back in 1996, well before others felt it important." In December last year, YBR decided to shutter its wealth business to focus on mortgages and entered into a sale agreement with Interprac. The sale means current YBR Wealth advisers will become licensed ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Industry groups want the government to make fast, cheap financial advice possible for those impacted by the COVID-19 downturn - especially when it comes to early access to super. The Regulatory Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Williams agreeing the crisis has brought several issues to the fore. "This crisis has brought a number of key ESG issues into focus, ranging from labour standards and workforce management, the potential need for a universal basic income (and consideration ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... case," Macdonald said. "We are in unprecedented times. The relief we would like to see is to free up capacity so advisers can focus on seeing clients and everyday Australians and help them get the right advice for their particular circumstances." The ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... not invest in equities. "The danger too is that there is a balancing act," Doyle said. "What I think has been wrong is the focus on equity-heavy portfolios, but what we don't want is a completely switch to very defensive portfolios either." Vynokur ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... for its performance in the sector, including its current performance amid the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Funds with a focus on Chinese equities are actually well positioned currently, according to Antipodes Partners chief investment officer Jacob ...

Warakirri appoints exclusive manager for equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... investments going forward. "More broadly, this is an important step to assist in driving our growth ambitions and a key focus of the partnership is to provide new client groups with access to Northcape's capabilities." Northcape manages about $10 billion ...

Count Financial adds tech integrations

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... proof point of our investment in cloud-based technology." Rowe said the new tech integrations would free up adviser time to focus on delivering advice to their clients. "Prior to this change, if advisers wanted to make any investment switch they would ...

Westpac names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Westpac has confirmed acting chief executive Peter King will take on the role permanently to steer the bank through ongoing uncertainty. In an announcement today, Westpac chair John McFarlane said King has agreed to take on the role for the next two ...