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Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... economic activity (or more accurately, with Chinese economic activity). According to statista.com: "China accumulated a majority of the global iron ore imports in 2019, with a 69.1 percent share of total global imports." Thus, iron ore prices dropped ...

Best performing managed funds revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... (11.6%), Greencape Broadcap Fund (11.1%) and the Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund (11%). The report found the majority of products fail to outperform the benchmark on an after fees basis and noted that choosing an active manager is not a "straightforward" ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... offerings. COVID-19 could have accelerated a generational shift in favour of digital offerings, KPMG suggested, with the vast majority of under-40s in favour of digital advice. Meanwhile, 59% of those surveyed want financial advice from their super funds. ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... a prediction of 15.7% over three years. Globally the annualised growth expectation over three years is 14%. The vast majority think this growth will be driven by new assets from new clients, 80.7% for Australia. Internationally, 63% of those surveyed ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... 13.7% increase in monthly complaints compared to the last financial year (FY18/19). AFCA resolved 78% of cases, with a majority being settled in 60 days or less. About 73% of complaints were settled by agreement or in favour of the complainant, with ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... don't have any pressure to cut costs, it's more about the cross-selling opportunity...Since Five V [which is a majority owner in Zenith], we have actually added to a chief operating officer, chief financial officer [and to] distribution, finance ...

New multi-boutique launches in Sydney

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... retract the closure notice so it is now business as usual with the existing team, fund and trading infrastructure and the majority of clients staying on board," he said.

Investors should factor in climate risk: JANA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... overcome," he said. A survey of JANA clients also demonstrated widespread dissatisfaction with Canberra, with the vast majority of investors and institutions wanting stronger government action on climate change and policy certainty. Nearly nine in 10 ...

New requirements for SMSFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... being prepared in accordance with the super laws and do not refer to the AAS so this should not become an issue for the majority of SMSFs," the taxation office said. "The AASB have published a key facts document which explains the impacts of AASB 2020-2 ...