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Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Two unlisted funds from Vanguard have had their retail share classes downgraded at Morningstar, with the ratings house bringing attention to the vehicles' higher fees compared to their listed or wholesale versions. The lower-investment-minimum share ...

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The majority of the problems faced by practices in delivering advice efficiently can be attributed to process issues not people, according to Count Financial. Countplus acquired the Count Financial from the Commonwealth Bank late last year for just ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Culture plays the most significant role in risk management during a crisis, according to the chief risk officer of the nearly $4 billion super fund and investment manager. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance ...

Majority of ERS applications from low balance accounts: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Over 70% of ERS applications have come from members with account balances with less than $50,000, according to analysis from AMP. AMP said members working in the hospitality, arts, recreation, manufacturing and wholesale trade industries had highest ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
News that the Australian economy may be opening sooner than previously thought saw the S&P/ASX 200 surge on Monday, with investors buying into heavily sold-off sectors. Today, markets have dropped on fears of a second wave, with news of fresh cases ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
A credit and alternative investment manager has launched its first Australian product; a global credit income fund set to provide investors with 3-4% in yield per annum. The strategic joint venture between global credit investment manager Ares Management ...

ASIC bans RC case study adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
A former Millennium3 adviser whose advice was cited as a case study during the Royal Commission is set to appeal a 10-year ban handed down by ASIC. ASIC has banned Adelaide-based adviser Christopher Norman Harris from providing financial services for ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
New research shows financial advisers are split down the middle when it comes to deciding whether COVID-19 is an opportunity to pick up new business, or a time to focus on existing clients. Latest MLC Wealth analysis found that the COVID-19 pandemic ...

CountPlus acquires firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
CountPlus member firm CountPlus One has made a new acquisition, acquiring the advice services of Centenary Financial. CountPlus One and Centenary are Count Financial member firms, now clients and key employees of Centenary will transfer to CountPlus ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Eaton Vance has released a new research report finding fundamentals are returning to the forefront in emerging market debt. The research found volatility related to the COVID-19 outbreak and dramatic oil price decline in Q1 2020 precipitated a large ...