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Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... dividend income have traditionally looked to the big four banks, other opportunities have emerged including iron ore miners and gold miners. "We anticipate Australia's gold miners will also continue to perform well on the back of global economic concerns ...

Earnings season worst on record: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... record of $141 billion up $30 billion from June 30 2019. Despite the monumental losses for several companies, a number of gold companies flourished in the wake of increased demand and prices such as Newcrest Mining, Silver Lake Resource and Saracen Mineral. ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... amount in tax concessions. "Most of these fees go to white collar blowhards in Sydney and Melbourne. Every week rivers of gold flow out of regional communities," he said. Rennick hinted at a High Court challenge to question whether super was constitutional ...

Melbourne boutique wins Crestone allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Crestone Wealth Management has allocated to a Melbourne boutique's real assets fund that targets 7-11% per year in returns while aiming for a measurable social impact. The HNW advice firm will use Conscious Investment Management's impact fund, which ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... this was done to better meet the new objectives and maintain a low probability of negative returns. "We've also introduced gold as a new asset class for some of our premixed investment options. Gold may be a valuable source of diversification and provide ...

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... example, Wesfarmers following the sale of Coles, and Northern Star Resources, on the back of a very strong performance in the gold price. AMP, despite recent issues, also declared a special dividend following the sale of their life company." Price said ...

Impact investors team up for $48m investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
A freshly-minted Melbourne real assets boutique is leading a consortium of investors including the influential Ramsay Foundation to pour $48 million into 60 disability accommodation apartments. Conscious Investments Management is partnering with The ...

Several promoted at Yarra Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Yarra Capital has announced a number of in-house promotions within its Australian equities investment team. Michael Steele, previously deputy portfolio manager for the firm's Australian smaller companies equity capability, has been promoted to co-portfolio ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... riskier assets, namely Australian equities. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) and ETF Securities Physical Gold (GOLD) were the top two ETFs receiving $166 million and $133 million respectively in July, according to the latest BetaShares ...