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A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... portfolio duration from over four years to three and a half years. "During April we are taking the time to revisit our assessment of the economic climate and correlations in the fundamentally driven parts of the portfolio to ensure our portfolio remains ...

Top asset consultants named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... are delighted to note our top rankings in international manager research, capital markets research, risk advice and assessment, and dynamic/tactical advice," Goss said. "Indeed, we ranked first or second in every sub-category of the survey's RSI measure." ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Kirkham said it is difficult to get a timely read on the effects of the current set of programmes in order to make an assessment of their success. "What is clear is the multilateral commitment to offer a set of policies to keep the Australian economy ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Long lines outside Centrelink branches have become defining images of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian economy. But what impact will it have on the stigma associated with welfare? When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 2020 ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... stronger financial profiles - particularly for key financial metrics - than is the case with an operating environment assessment in the 'aa' category," the agency said. "We expect these conditions to affect asset quality and earnings in particular ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... allow advisers to develop forward-looking plans for their practices. "The FPA READY Index will provide a comprehensive assessment of the success of your business," he said. "Practices will now have the opportunity to compare their businesses against ...

Wholesale property fund revises down valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... revaluation of about $511 million. "The reduction in retail valuations takes into account the independent valuers' assessment of the effects of COVID-19 and is largely the result of a softening in the assumptions for market rental growth, restricted ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... within Australia's listed sectors. Although the unprecedented speed of the changing economic landscape is making the assessment of valuation difficult, the indiscriminate sell-off has opened up investment opportunities, Nikko Asset Management head of ...

CBA in court over RC case studies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... Credit Act when it failed to enquire about of verify the customer's financial circumstances prior to making an assessment to increase his credit limit. It also alleges CBA breached sections 131(1) and 133(1) in failing to assess that the credit limit ...