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TradeFloor acquires tech solutions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... technology behind CCUBE's wealth management solutions, following CCUBE's voluntary administration in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. TradeFloor managing director Ivan Tchourilov said the acquisitions would enable the software provider to build a trading ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... implemented," Kewin said. "Access to financial advice will be critical for Australians as we work our way through this crisis. We expect that the government will closely monitor the full impact of the crisis, and continue to assess the right timing for ...

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic." The changes come as ASIC called on life and general insurers to show "flexibility" during the COVID-19 crisis. The regulator said it is committed to working constructively and pragmatically with general and life insurers to help Australians ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Australia's listed companies, but they are poised for a much quicker rebound than that seen during the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to $9.5 billion fund manager Ausbil, whose portfolio manager Michael Price said shareholders must prepare ...

Macquarie advice shift offers mixed results

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... pandemic. "The final months of the financial year were overshadowed by the profound human impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis and its economic consequences," Wikramanayake said. "Macquarie's full-year result has also been subject to the effects ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... investment grade corporate bonds is where we see opportunities." Corporate bonds may have looked expensive prior to the crisis, but now that markets have re-priced, they were looking much more attractive, he said. Investors can get close to 2% yield ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
While it is probably too soon to know the full impact the COVID-19 crisis will have on the future of advice, it is fair to say it may not look the same when all's said and done. Speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of JANA, Jim Lamborn, said ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... reality, and harder still when everyone is also worried for their own and their family's wellbeing as the seriousness of the crisis became so clear." More acquisitions are firmly on the horizon for Class, Russell said, with the business not put off by ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... members, coming to terms with lost wages and livelihoods, draw down on their retirement savings to weather the economic crisis. And with super funds needing to generate cash, and fast, questions remain on how this will impact equities markets. According ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... 3488 of its approximately 31,000 members. "The global airline industry is at the forefront of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. As a result of the crisis' impact on travel, many Qantas Super members have been stood down from the jobs they love," ...