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Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... will rapidly transition to 100% sustainable investments through a partnership with Mercer. Mercer was first commissioned in March this year to help implement a substantial portfolio restructure as part of the Myer Foundation's goal of achieving 100% ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... consecutive contraction (in year-on-year terms) - down 8.0% in the September quarter from minus 8.9% in June and 8.3% in March - all under COVID-19's shadow. But before you, I and Irene start spreading the news that the "sky is falling", know that ...

CFM fund to wind up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... following (31% and 8% respectively of the strategy's total assets), universal value and carry (17% each) among others. In March, the fund dropped its minimum investment size from $50,000 to $20,000. The strategy will still be available to Australian ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... coal, gambling, tobacco and arms manufacturers." Norman Zhang commenced as legalsuper's chief investment officer in March and has since done a review of about 80% of the funds' total lineup. In Aussie equities, legalsuper swapped out Allan Gray ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... 10 days of the request. It may take longer where agreed between both licensees but cannot take any more than 20 days. In March this year, the Financial Planning Association of Australia threw its weight behind the proposed protocol. In its submission ...

ASIC charges BitConnect Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... headlines after mysteriously disappearing three months after the collapse of BitConnect. Madeline Bigatton was last seen in March 2018. Her car was later found in a parking lot in the south Sydney suburb of Kurnell with her wedding ring inside.

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... stored at roughly -70 C (-94 F)." Who would have thought that after dropping to a four-year low of 18,213.65 points back in March (as economic activity froze in most nations around the globe), the Dow is now just a whisker away from 30K points - it closed ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... of +5 in October - the highest level since May 2019 - from -4 in the previous month and the record low reading of -66 in March 2020. Confidence improved in most industries except for mining and transport & utilities. Business conditions in the country ...

AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... million. Additionally, the super fund was not transparent in providing the impact of adverse foreign-exchange movements in March and April amid the onset of the global pandemic. Wilson said every other fund "lost tens to hundreds of millions", except ...

Pengana shutters income-focused fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... team. Although the income fund has performed well compared to peers, and particularly well since the market correction in March, the environment has been unfavourable for traditional equity income strategies," Pengana said in a letter to investors. "The ...