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High performance funds significantly underperform: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Unity Platypus Australian Equities for high performance and Lakehouse Small Companies Fund for small caps. There was a stronger relationship between returns and volatility among small cap funds, with those funds with higher beta tending to outperform. ...

Investment consultant adds to insurance team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... insurance clients," Lamborn said. "It will enable our clients to benefit from the depth of JANA's expertise and deliver stronger investment results." JANA said the expansion of its insurance focus is in response to the increasingly complex needs ...

Credit Suisse names preferred investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... efforts to more diligently manage costs." They said fund performance has improved somewhat but will likely need to be stronger to encourage a recovery in flows. "This leaves us somewhat cautious on the sector given a P/E re-rate catalyst doesn't appear ...

ESG investors overreact to negative news

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... ESG attributes of a stock, it is expected that they will overestimate the probability of further shocks, resulting in a stronger tendency to sell, and a larger fall in the stock price than might be justified by fundamental considerations," she writes. ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... financial system, mostly in the 1980s, accounts for most of the rise in household debt in Australia and globally. "Further, stronger real income growth in Australia compared with many other countries accounts for at least part of the stronger growth ...

ASIC drops CBA investigation

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... recognising the importance of non-financial risks. "These changes are part of a large and concerted effort to become a better, stronger bank - one that earns the trust of our customers, staff, regulators and shareholders," he said. Comyn became the chief ...

Two Sydney advice firms merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... party made lightly. "After months of discussions it became apparent that differing, but complementary, skill sets are stronger when combined," Halcyon said. "John and Malcolm's shared business aspirations, core values and investment philosophy aligned ...

Calls for Rio chief to be sacked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... points. Some dimensions of governance and oversight needed more rigour. Aspects of an inclusive work culture needed to be stronger." As a result of the board review's findings, the Rio Tinto remuneration committee recommended that the no 2020 annual ...

ANZ posts profit, announces dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... preparing for the future has places us well." Revenue increased for the quarter, with ANZ saying it benefitted from a stronger markets performance (around 60% higher), partly offset by lower margins and transaction volumes. The board announced the 25 ...

Alternative assets are the new bonds: JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... alternative assets in the APAC region. They said real estate is an asset class in transition, but one that will emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. "We think of real estate in four categories in general; office, industrial, multi-family and retail," ...