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Clime Capital settles class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Clime Capital has settled a Federal Court class action in principle for an agreed sum of $8.3 million. Backed by IMF Bentham, Clime told shareholders it was pleased the in-principle settlement has been reached with UGL, a firm that provides engineering ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
When it met on August 1, the Bank of England (BOE) rightly anticipated slower GDP growth in the second quarter, saying: "After growing by 0.5% in 2019 Q1, GDP is expected to have been flat in Q2... reflecting both the impact of intensifying Brexit-related ...

Rest to restructure investments, hire CIO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Rest is set to appoint a chief investment officer amid a restructure of its investment operations. The $57 billion industry superannuation fund is bringing its wholly-owned investment arm, Super Investment Management (SIM) into its internal investments ...

Tasmanian super funds seek insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
The Tasmanian Treasury will soon start the search for an insurer to take over the mandates of two small public sector superannuation funds. The State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme (SFCSS) and the Tasmanian Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme ...

Short-seller knife twist for YouTube fundie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Activist short-seller Muddy Waters is shorting Burford Capital, YouTube fundie Neil Woodford's second largest holding in his embattled fund. Burford Capital is a lawsuit financier; Muddy Waters says it is taking a short position on Burford because ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
How low can they go? Be afraid, be very afraid. A great number of investors are buying into the relative safety of long-term government bonds despite their dwindling yields, and in the case of the Japanese and Eurozone 10-year government bonds, negative ...

Platinum funds leak over $100m

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
Platinum Asset Management reported $108 million in net outflows in July, including $54 million net that flowed out of its trust funds during the month. Platinum now has $25.1 billion across all its funds which are focused on international equities ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
The majority of candidates who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's inaugural exam have passed with flying colours. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the authority is pleased with the implementation of the first ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
In his first public speech since the Royal Commission's final report in February, Kenneth Hayne mulled why Australians are calling for more royal commissions and what it says about our democracy. "The increasingly frequent calls for Royal Commissions ...

Chief economist update: Race to the bottom redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
It's a hat trick! Three central bank meetings, all three cut interest rates, all three policy decisions a surprise. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the official cash rate by 50 bps to a new record low of 1% at its August meeting. This ...