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Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The number of Australians seeking financial advice has doubled from five years ago, a new report finds. According to Investment Trends, 2.6 million non-advised Australians want the services of a financial planner over the next two years. This demand ...

Credit Suisse names preferred investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Platforms are the preferred sector exposure, asset managers are inexpensive and Link Group offers the best mid-term value, according to Credit Suisse's Diversified Financial Services Sector review for August 2020. The report reviewed the key operational ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
The US labour market continues to get betterer and betterer. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.37 million in August - in line with market expectations and marked the fourth straight month of increase ...

ASIC drags Evans Dixon to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
The corporate regulator started Federal Court proceedings against an Evans Dixon subsidiary over advice it provided, pushing down shares over 12% by noon. ASIC is alleging a Dixon Advisory representative failed to look after client's best interest ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... the differences between companies is arguably greatest. Even in developed markets, shortcomings have prompted a sustained push for improved and standardised disclosures," it reads. Research by Lonsec recently echoed similar sentiments, criticising a ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Infrastructure, Macquarie Capital, RWE Renewables and Windlab. Under his leadership, Corbell said the advocacy body would push for energy market reform as the country shifts towards a more sustainable future. "The Clean Energy Investor Group's vision ...

NPS buffers COVID-19 shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) has delivered positive results for its members despite the havoc wreaked by the global pandemic in the investing world. In the six months to June NPS posted 0.5%, buoyed by investments in global fixed ...

APRA reviews priorities in super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... claims experience and the tightening of assumptions, together with rising unemployment and mental health issues that may push up claims. Furthermore, APRA said it will assess the impact of the evolving external environment on: liquidity and investment ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... liberal party is saying that's too good for [the average Australian]," Keating said. "[The Liberal government is saying] let's push them back to 9.5% while we take 15.6%. So all those baby-faced Liberals are out there attacking the SG all the time but ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The perfect storm of government stimulus and a new breed of retail traders with little investing know-how are resuscitating the share market, but for how long? According to Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, numerous factors ...