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Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
With COVID-19 rapidly shifting the ground beneath them, only the fittest superannuation funds will survive, according to Hostplus' Paul Watson. Appearing as part of a virtual panel discussing mergers in super, Hostplus group executive member experience ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not discriminated in its destruction of both developed and emerging economies, Janus Henderson has warned investors to prepare for a dispersion of outcomes in the post-pandemic world. The more advanced emerging economies ...

Frydenberg amends Corporations Act

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced changes to the Corporations Act, in a bid to relieve Australia's public companies from financial stress over the coming months. The changes, enacted from May 5, allow companies to hold virtual Annual General Meetings ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... direct member acquisition "Callum brings a proven track record of digital innovation and execution that will help us to accelerate the ongoing development of our direct acquisition capability. This will underpin the continued strong growth of the fund ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... funds. Evalesco Financial Services director Marshall Brentnall says the initiative - taken as a measure designed to accelerate the issuance of information for clients - is "great", but won't help with the onboarding of new clients. "Let's say someone ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Mission accomplished! This would have been the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) self-congratulatory exclamation after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that annual headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.2% in the March quarter ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Economic turmoil and the collapse of oil prices have pushed responsible investing to the fore, according to global independent financial advisory deVere. A shift towards ESG was already taking place, however, the COVID-19 crisis has kicked the transition ...

ASX ups capital raise capacity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
The Australian Securities Exchange announced changes to the temporary lift in placement capacity from 15% to 25% and increased transparency rules. The ASX said the measures are conditional on entities either doing a follow-on accelerated pro rata entitlement ...

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen Australia's healthcare sector soar as our financials, energy and real estate sectors plummet. However, S&P Dow Jones Indices senior director of global equity indices Michael Orzano said it's a trend that has been ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic saw Australia's equity markets become a hive of activity throughout March, as self-directed investors moved to protect their portfolios from the crisis' economic fallout. Investment platform Self Wealth released its quarterly ...