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ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
More of Australia's top 200 companies are implementing strategies in response to climate change, new research shows. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual benchmark analysis shows ASX200 companies' climate-related disclosure ...

Derivatives issuer cops $75m penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
The Federal Court has imposed a $75 million penalty on OTC derivative issuer AGM Markets and former authorised representatives OT Markets and Ozifin. AGM was ordered to pay $35 million, while OTM and Ozfin have each been ordered to pay $20 million. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
It won't be long now till we again hear "balcony concertos" - the ones started in Italy back in March this year (and gone viral on cyberspace) when the government imposed a hard lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic - for infections in Europe ...

New property fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
A new property investment fund has launched, backed by the Buxton family. Corsair Investment Management has been launched by MaxCap founding partner Michael Fowler and the Buxton family, which is responsible for property developing company Buxton Group. ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
BT has proposed changes to its Wealth Connect business which could see at least 38 roles become redundant, as Westpac continues to review its wealth platform, superannuation, investments and insurance businesses. BT's Wealth Connect team provides ...

Multi-boutique adds investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
A multi-boutique that launched earlier this year has added two new fund managers to its stable. Mantis Funds is now providing distribution and operations support to Gyrostat Capital Management and Terra Capital. Mantis was launched in June this year ...

APRA advises funds to review ownership structures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The prudential regulator has issued a letter to superannuation licensees reinforcing their obligations under the controlling stake requirements. APRA said after undertaking a review of the implementation by RSE licensees its focus has been on the interaction ...

Industry fund hikes income protection premiums

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
Ahead of its proposed merger with Cbus, Media Super has announced an increase in insurance premiums for default and non-default income protection. The premiums will increase from 1 December 2020 and will apply to members who receive automatic default ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...