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FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... process for closed ended listed investment vehicles was not interrupted. "In formulating the amended legislation, we would hope that the government ensures that the other service provider costs of preparing for a capital raising including arranger/manager ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe and APRA chair Wayne Byres have called on the big banks to support the Australian COVID-19 recovery, rather than their shareholders. Speaking during a FINSIA webinar, Lowe said over the past decade APRA ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
With investors caught in a nasty tug of war between the dire economic reality and the hope of a virus cure, industry leaders have warned of the potential for further downside. And with macro threats looming, markets, already fragile from a period of ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has encouraged investors to plan for the worst and hope for the best as central bank liquidity props up equity markets. However, he warns, "hope is not a strategy", and recommends investors accept that things ...

Challenger launches new retirement tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
Challenger has launched a new tool to help retirees and pre-retirees better understand the financial realities of retirement. The annuity provider has today launched Retire with Confidence, a tool designed to help retirees understand how long their ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... said. "This rotation picked up momentum more recently as the government announced steps to lift restrictions, underpinning hope that those businesses will see quick recovery in their earnings when things are back to normal." With the impact of the pandemic ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
The government has deferred the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations by six months. The amended timetable sees measures the government was committed to deliver by June 30 set to arrive by December, and measures scheduled for December now ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
After ASIC issued a stark warning to people using retail broking services to try their hand at day trading, robo-advice services and financial advisers say this is why financial support needs to be accessible. ASIC observed an average of 4675 new identifiers ...

Morningstar appoints adviser solutions head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... development ranks to appoint an adviser and asset management solutions lead. HUB24 senior business development manager Doug Hope has joined Morningstar, with the former Macquarie Wrap key account manager set to take care of business development for advisers ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... recover from this, just as they took an overly optimistic view (in February) of China's ability to contain the virus. I hope I'm wrong." These rising stock prices have been influenced almost completely by increased liquidity from the Fed, he ...