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Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... won her trust by posing as her friends, pretending to involve her in the business (including as an employee) and making her feel part of a luxurious lifestyle. However, they took control of her bank accounts and fraudulently misappropriated about $1.4 ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... compliance Alex Dunnin said industry funds aren't alone in suffering as a result of the pandemic, and said SMSFs would too feel the pinch, particularly given one quarter of SMSF assets are in equities. "There is much to be said for claims that SMSFs ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... weren't satisfied with this response from Envision as they failed to specify by how much they had cut doctors pay. Now, they feel the buck stops with KKR. "We ask that KKR require Envision Healthcare to stop cuts to physician pay and benefits," Porter ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... factored in right now; its still novel, it's still fun to work from home. Fast forward a year - I don't think we will feel the same way." Yet, recognising that not all of a company's staff need to come into the office every single day; that ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Fears super funds with memberships concentrated in the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 shutdown would feel the pain of early release more are proving largely unfounded, with funds of all kinds seeing withdrawals. While much speculation surrounded ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In times of extreme volatility, it's more important than ever to ensure proper diversification, but the decisions made now will affect performance once we return to the status quo. Within the allocation to growth and defensive assets, it's crucial to ...

Technical Services Forum: Testing risk tolerance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In uncertain times clients may not be as risk tolerant as previously thought, the virtual Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum has heard. Digitally presenting, Challenger's head of technical services Andrew Lowe said many financial ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... gains are pleasurable. "Research shows that people who examine their portfolio's performance less often do better; they feel better and they do better in the long run and they feel less tempted to fiddle with their asset allocations, and make unwise ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... they're working from home, which all of our organisation is at the moment, they're in a vacuum - and so they need to feel connected." She recommends management develop strategies for how employees can manage their mental health as well as their ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... meeting the needs of existing and/or new clients at this extraordinary time, and it's critical that advice professionals feel well supported," Lloyd said. "It was fantastic to see that in this environment characterised by worry and anxiety, most advisers ...