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Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The chief executive of the nation's largest super fund has written to members reassuring them that their super will be safer staying with the fund. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said during this unprecedented time, members should refrain ...

Regal fund hands back external money

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
Phil King's Regal Funds Management has returned money to external investors for one of its smaller funds, but will continue to run the strategy internally. The Regal Global Equity Income Fund used a quantitative approach to screen for relative value ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... experienced its strongest three days in nine decades after record weekly US jobless claims came in below worst fears and the focus stayed on the US$2 trillion stimulus awaiting approval by the US House of Representatives, according to Morningstar. The ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... be lifting its term deposit rates in recognition that the current low interest rate environment is hurting savers. "Our focus is clear - to support business and personal customers with their financial needs when they need it most," he said. "NAB is open ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... of central banks' latest firefighting efforts." Spivak said looking to the past can be helpful, particularly if you focus on the direction of the US dollar through previous crisis. "In 1987, rates were going up and so it made sense that USD was rallying ...

Good time to be in managed accounts: IMAP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... emotional obligations to help clients meet their goals. "Using a managed account has that important benefit that advisers can focus on the client side and know the investment side is being handled by professionals," Potter said. "COVID-19 obviously has ...

AFCA updates approach amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... approach would mirror that of the Council of Financial Regulators; adjusting initiatives to allow financial institutions to focus on their businesses and customers. AFCA has established a COVID-19 support line to ensure a prioritised service is provided ...

Challenger general manager jumps to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... 200 IFA's for Challenger Life and the Fidante boutiques," Yarra said in a statement. In his new role, Hacopian will focus on Yarra's strategies' distribution in the retail market, servicing national dealer groups, platforms, retail investment ...

Global hiring freeze for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The world's largest asset manager has instituted a global hiring freeze amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Right now, we are focused on serving our clients and making sure our people are safe, supported and productive as possible," a spokesperson for ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... stretched policy makers, the question is what comes now?" He questioned. "Will this be enough to send markets higher or will the focus return to the viral data and the uncertainty of the eventual economic impact? Incremental policy news is unlikely to ...