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UBS, Insight IM win Future Fund mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... The fund made a staggering $1.4 billion loss, down a whopping 109% from $16.7 billion in net profit made in FY19. The majority of losses came from the downgrade of asset fair values, plummeting from $8.5 billion to a loss of $2.8 billion year on year. ...

Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... discussions, and it's interesting to see the poll results indicating increased confidence of a Democratic sweep, and in turn a majority of respondents looking for equity markets to be higher in a year despite the uncertainty of the recovery due to COVID-19," ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... there is a misapprehension that the corporate regulator will crack down on them. "It's for egregious misconduct, the vast majority of financial advisers do the right thing. We want advisers to use their professional judgement and service their clients ...

Vanguard boosts Aussie executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... associate director, head of operational risk for the Americas. Jacques also worked at PwC for over 14 years, having spent the majority of his time there as director, risk assurance. Vanguard said Jacques brings close to 20 years of risk expertise working ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Interestingly, recent data collected by the platform found that its oldest customer was 77, while its youngest was 18. The vast majority slotted into the 35 to 45 year old cohort. "As our customer numbers have grown, we have started to see account balances ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... million to ensure their workforce participation reverts to its pre-COVID-19 record high. Australian women made up the majority of those who lost their jobs during this crisis, he said, noting that females and young workers suffered most acutely in the ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Speaking with the ABC following his speech, Frydenberg acknowledged the budget is based on a set of assumptions, such as the majority of Australians being vaccinated against COVID-19 and borders being reopened. "There is a great deal of uncertainty ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... screening) approach to SRI/ESG implementation over the thematic approach (30%) and the negative-screening approach (25%). The majority of respondents (57%) identify the E (environmental) as the most important dimension of ESG, followed by the G (governance) ...

Integrity Life raises $43m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... pumped $43 million into life insurance startup Integrity Life to help it expand and build out its digital offering. The majority of the capital came from Schroders Investment Management based in Switzerland, Leadenhall Capital Partners and Daido Life. ...

Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... the last financial year, and top ten over all periods up to ten years. Rowe added that in addition to the fee cuts, the majority of the funds other options are top quartile. "We're delighted to announce this further reduction in fees, which means more ...