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Aussie banks set to underperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Australia's financial services sector, particularly the big four banks, are set to underperform over the coming months, with mounting business and home loan deferrals to blame. That's according to T. Rowe Price head of Australian equities Randal ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... Macro strategy that seeks to deliver consistent returns will be received well in the Australian market." ARP is currently raising capital from Australian institutional and wholesale investors for its liquid alternative strategies.

Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
The ASX has announced it will extend its temporary capital raising measures until November 30, as a second wave of COVID-19 infections batters Victoria. The measures were originally due to expire on July 31 and granted a temporary class waiver to lift ...

Capital raisings, trading volumes up in June

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Capital raisings by ASX-listed companies increased 256% to nearly $26 billion during June, as they cashed up to weather the economic crisis. The ASX's monthly activity report for June revealed initial capital was up 815% at $16.5 billion compared to ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... the end of June, with another three suburbs put into home detention on July 4 as cases of infection hit triple-digits, raising the likelihood that the Melbourne central business district (CBD) would again be shuttered. COVID-19 has made a comeback in ...

Artisan teams up with Melbourne multi-boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... has signed an exclusive retail distribution deal with a Melbourne multi-boutique, as it eyes the adviser channel after raising $6 billion from local institutional investors. Copia Investment Partners will exclusively distribute Artisan Partners' ...

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... expenditure on public pensions averages 8.8% of GDP and is expected to increase to 9.4% in the next 30 years. ASFA argued that raising the SG to 12% will better align Australia with the pension systems of other advanced economies. Touching on recent ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... market in Australian equity history. As experienced during the GFC, the deterioration of the economy resulted in companies raising capital to shore up balance sheets. In its latest sector report, Australian Shares - Large Companies, Zenith found that ...

Capital raisings top $27bn, dividends down $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
New research from Ord Minnet reveals capital raisings topped $27 billion as at June 22, while dividends have been slashed by $10 billion. Ord Minnett said among the three categories of capital management initiatives, capital raisings include share placements ...