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Vanguard taps former industry fund boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... lead, just two months after Lovett was appointed to lead the super project. At the time, the firm's local managing director Frank Kolimago said Lovett's experience - which includes running Vanguard's US financial adviser services team - put him in a ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The sponsors of the 2020 FICAP Who Wants to be a Rockstar fundraiser event have donated close to $150,000 to charity, despite the event having been postponed due to COVID-19. All 41 of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 2020 sponsors ...

Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Australian equities have not been immune to the effects of COVID-19, with company earnings taking a material hit, despite the equity market rallying from its lows in mid to late March, according to Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith said a flow on effect ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

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 ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Two unlisted funds from Vanguard have had their retail share classes downgraded at Morningstar, with the ratings house bringing attention to the vehicles' higher fees compared to their listed or wholesale versions. The lower-investment-minimum share ...

Pengana eyes fully franked dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... 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 investment mandate so that ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
In the midst of Australian companies cutting dividends due to the effects of COVID-19, Epoch Investment Partners says investors can still generate dividend income from offshore. Damien McIntyre, chief executive of GSFM, the distributor of Epoch's ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New research warns moves by regulators to ensure companies keep a tight rein on capital will likely leave investors worse off. A research paper by First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested ...