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RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

WAM makes replacement bid for Keybridge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Despite ongoing legal action between the pair, WAM Active has made an official replacement bid to acquire Keybridge Capital shares at an offer price of 6.9 cents per share. The new offer is higher than the previous offer of 6.5 cents per share, made ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
New research has revealed Australia's financial advisers switched between various investment platforms in their search for better service and support in the wake of the Royal Commission and COVID-19 pandemic. Investment Trends' 2020 Planner Technology ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Pinnacle boutique Metrics Credit Partners has launched a new fund-of-funds that will invest in direct loans to Australian corporates, with the minimum investment size set at $1000. The Metrics Direct Income Fund is targeting 3.25% per year above the ...

Vale Ian Perkins

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Australian financial services veteran Ian Perkins is being remembered for his warmth, passion and joy for life, after passing away suddenly on June 29. Perkins spent the last six years working with BNP Paribas Securities Services, where he was responsible ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
In Fist of Fury, it is a sign stating "No dogs or Chinese" that draws the ire of the legendary Bruce Lee. But Australians are not seeing Victorians punching, kicking and screaming when the nation's five states and two territories put up the "No ...

Pension fund suffers $235bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
The world's largest pension fund posted a record quarterly loss and a negative return of more than 10% to March end, it has reported. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 17.71 trillion yen, or $237 billion, in the three months to ...