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Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a paradoxical effect on investors, according to new research, increasingly the willingness of existing investors to invest further despite uncertainty about the future. This is according to a new white paper from Calastone ...

Super fund reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... directly to our members where possible." He said the fund is also focused on providing greater support to members during the pandemic, having responded to a record 54,000 calls, 18,500 emails and 2000 webchats from members and employers in FY21. The ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... investors surveyed view the role of sustainable investing within their organisations as more important because of the pandemic. "Given recent, high profile court cases brought against superannuation funds by their members on issues such as climate change ...

SelfWealth reports 135% revenue increase

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... first. And it will focus on developing data and analytics to better understand customer behaviour. "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ultra-low global interest rates and the continuing digitisation of investment markets have all contributed to an increase ...

World Pension Alliance condemns COVID early release

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... The international pension body is warning of the dangers in governments allowing unrestricted pension withdrawals as a pandemic response. The WPA represents pension plans and providers in Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Latin America, and ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... furniture retailer. "Europe's supply chains are constantly evolving and have been further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to have long-lasting effects on e-commerce," MAM co-head of real estate team in Europe Dana Gibson said. ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... influenced somewhat by the initial dip in wages recorded in June quarter 2020, when the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were recorded in the wage price index." The depressed wage growth is despite low unemployment in Australia - hovering around ...

Advised clients 5.2% better off

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... advisers' biggest contribution to clients is their behavioural coaching role, which was most beneficial from the onset of the pandemic. During COVID, a critical mistake non-advised investors made was to abandon their long-term investment strategies and ...

Sydney Airport rejects AustralianSuper takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... revised offer still represented an undervaluing of Sydney Airport, saying that it was opportunistic considering the current pandemic's impact on aviation and travel. Sydney Airport is of the view that with vaccines being rolled out around the world ...

Record low CFA pass rate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The pass rate for the latest Chartered Financial Analyst exam hit a record low, with some theorising that the pandemic interfered with preparation. After news that level one candidates suffered a dismal pass rate of 25% for the May exam, level two and ...