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March ASX200 volatility worse than GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The Australian stock market showed greater intraday volatility in March than it did during the peaks of the Global Financial Crisis, according to new research from Allan Gray. Nine trading days in March showed volatility above 10% for S&P/ASX 200, with ...

HESTA awards investment data mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The $56 billion super fund has partnered with a New York-based software company to support its strategic investment decisions and funds management. HESTA has selected GoldenSource Nexus to overhaul its investment data management, set to help the super ...

Revenues lift 30% at Xero

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Accounting software company Xero has seen its full year earnings to March 31 lift 30% to $718.2 million, as financial advisers and accountants shift to digital solutions to run their businesses. Xero's net profit rose to $3.3 million; a $30.5 million ...

New fund listing cancelled

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
A new credit fund has launched but plans to list it on the ASX have been scrapped due to the market volatility as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. 360 Capital announced the launch of its new Credit Income Fund that will remain unlisted to avoid impacts ...

Retirees hurt by APRA dividend pressure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Self-funded retirees have seen their nest-egg investment assets plunge due to COVID-19 and pressure from APRA on companies to cut dividends has made matters worse, according to Midsec Financial Advice. Midsec director Phillip Middleton said APRA's pressure ...

Industry funds revise ERS modelling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Industry Super Australia has been forced to revise the modelling underpinning their calculations of the impact of the government's Early Release Scheme on retirement balances. An ASIC missive caused the peak body for industry superannuation to reconsider ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined a bleak future for the Australian economy in a speech to parliament, forecasting GDP to fall over 10% in the June quarter. The figure would be the largest contraction in GDP in Australia's history. "At $50 billion ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
'The Lucky Country' it may be but the year 2020 is not turning out well for Australia. Less than five months into the year and it has gone from devastation wrought by the bushfires, the lockdown forced on society by the coronavirus and, just ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
IFM Investors' local infrastructure assets, which include Ausgrid, major airports, ports and toll roads, cut their carbon footprint by 7.9% in the year ending June 2019. The industry-superannuation-owned fund manager started reporting its infrastructure ...

Pengana eyes fully franked dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Pengana is trying to draw investors into one of its international equities vehicles by amending its investment mandate with an objective to fully frank future dividends. Pengana International Equities (ASX:PIA) said it has implemented a change in the ...