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Saxo Markets adds options to platform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Multi-asset trading and investment platform provider Saxo Markets has added exchange traded options to its platform, giving clients the ability to gain exposure to the ASX without having to purchase shares directly. Options allow investors to hedge ...

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 ...

GMO acquires Japanese equity manager

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Global investment firm GMO has acquired a Japanese investment advisory firm and nabbed two senior executives from PGIM's quantitative investment manager QMA. GMO has acquired Usonian Investments, a value-orientated Japanese equity manager. "Usonian ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
BlackRock has offered its first major update on investment stewardship since it said it would dump thermal coal from active portfolios. The investment giant's voting efforts increased in 2020, with the number of company engagements increasing by 47% ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Liberal MP Jason Falinski has accused industry super funds of using the Google AdWords term 'retail super' after BT was fined for using the term 'industry super'. The subject arose as Falinski questioned ASIC during the Senate Parliamentary ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
The $4.05 billion wealth manager has reported record inflows of $660 million for the financial year, telling Financial Standard that it's balanced MySuper offering returned 6.9% net of fees for the quarter. For the 2020 financial year, Australian ...

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
Three of the United States' biggest banks have set aside approximately $40 billion (US$28 billion) to brace for COVID-19 related loan losses, as Wells Fargo posts its first quarterly loss since the Global Financial Crisis. Citigroup saw its net income ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
The earlier than expected easing of restrictions in Australia that defrosted social and commercial activity has had their desired effect - rebounding business conditions and confidence - and the feared one -- a second wave. The NAB monthly business ...