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COVID-19 propels advisers, incumbents into the future

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
New global research reveals the COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed years of digital transformation into less than two months, but finds that partnerships, innovation and agility will be key for both advisers and institutions to survive and thrive going ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... portfolio typically invests in 50 to 100 global listed infrastructure securities, and can hold up to 5% of the portfolio's NAV in cash. Its holdings are diversified across infrastructure sub-sectors and countries, including emerging markets, and combine ...

Advisers more bearish than clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
This year is the first time financial advisers have been less optimistic than retail investors, with advisers only anticipating capital gains of 1.3% over the next 12 months from local shares. That's according to the latest data from Investment Trends ...

Citi hires new banking, wealth lead

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Citi Australia has appointed a new head of its banking and wealth management distribution business. After more than 10 years with the bank, Gofran Chowdhury has nabbed the role, and will now lead the sales and distribution division within Citi Australia's ...

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The global pandemic has left the majority of chief financial officers feeling pessimistic about the financial profitability of their companies, a new Deloitte survey finds. But many see a silver lining amid the doom and gloom. More than half (58%) of ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
The retail investor population has surged 41% since the beginning of the year, with now more than one million punters trying to profit from recent market volatility. In Investment Trends 2020 1H Online Investing Report, the research house found the ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Investment giant Perpetual has seen its net profit after tax fall 29% year on year, blaming an increase in outflows from its investments business as well as the challenging conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic for the decline. Revenue for the full year ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Crisis, LaSalle Investment Management said, with many real estate investment trusts (REITs) currently trading at a discount to NAV. LaSalle's Concentrated Global Property Fund is distributed in Australia by boutique fund manager SG Hiscock & Co, and ...

ACCC flags dangers of ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Financial Standard that the nature of superannuation scams is shifting, having seen a 55% increase in cases of identity theft. The ACCC's national scam awareness week this year is focussed ...

Cash earnings fall, MLC sale pending: NAB

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
National Australia Bank has reported a 7% fall in cash earnings to $1.55 billion for the third quarter, as the bank confirms it is still "actively exploring" options for the sale of its wealth management business. While a public market exit for the ...