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APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... peer agencies, particularly the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), was also prioritised." Byres said COVID-19 required APRA to adopt a broad perspective when identifying and responding to the risks and vulnerabilities that threatened ...

Lifecycle products cost members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... 2020, there was a 3.3 percentage point gap between the top placed product, and the bottom placed product. Rainmaker said the COVID-19 crisis has added extra pressure with the difference in returns over the 12 months to 30 November 2020 growing to 5.5 ...

Investors unprepared for unexpected events: Study

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
Over 70% of companies are not prepared to detect unexpected events like COVID-19, according to a survey of over 400 global risk and compliance decision makers. The study by Dataminr found that only 29% of firms felt confident they have the technology ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... best outcome. In BOE governor Andrew Bailey's words: "The monetary policy committee's central forecast assumes that Covid-related restrictions and people's health concerns weigh on activity in the near term, but that the vaccination programme ...

Pinnacle reports bumper first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... Investment Management has reported strong first-half year results thanks to its strategy that has withstood the disruption of COVID-19. Funds under management for the ASX-listed firm grew to $70.5 billion at the end of December 2020 or 14% year on year. ...

Fund manager expands, hires two executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... the long-term," Holon wrote in a note to investors. "While we remain cautious with respect to the structural impacts of COVID-19 and its effect on broader equity markets, we believe the pandemic has created an inflexion point to accelerate online adoption. ...

CFA Institute offers free exam deferral

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... reason. "While we remain confident that most locations will successfully administer February Level I exams, we understand that COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty among candidates," the CFA Institute said. "Because of this, we are pleased to offer ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... this early in the New Year. Well, they have to bounce some time especially given the battering it received in 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic grounded planes, trains and automobiles and cruise liners and shuttered most factories and businesses on planet ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... billion and net income increased to US$21.3 billion, up from US$11.6 billion in 2019. Amazon said it has profited from the COVID-19 crisis, telling investors it experienced higher international sales due to government actions and lockdown measures.

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... over 2022," Lowe said. "An important near-term issue is how households and businesses adjust to the tapering of some of the COVID support measures and to what extent they will use their stronger balance sheets to support spending." Additionally, investor ...