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Chant West takes Zenith acquisition to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... West contested Zenith and Five V Capital's claims, citing its positive EBITDA for first half of FY20 and positive outlook for the second half EBITDA. This morning, Chant West said it filed proceedings against CW Bidco yesterday. It is seeking court ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... and threats within the mining sector. " Base metal prices are suffering on the weakened and uncertain global economic outlook, while bulk commodities, in particular steel-making inputs, iron ore and coking coal, have held up remarkably well," he said. ...

Challenger shuffles life portfolio asset allocations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... Challenger Life Company Limited's rating at A and Challenger Limited's rating at BBB+ but went from a positive outlook to a stable outlook after COVID-19.

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the economic damage. This is a moment for solidarity-which was a major theme of the meeting today," Georgieva said. "The outlook for global growth for 2020 it is negative-a recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse. But ...

Wealth manager appoints new head of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... first time ever by credit rating issuer Fitch, picking up a long-term issuer default rating of BBB alongside a stable outlook. According to Fitch, both ClearView Wealth and the firm's operating subsidiary ClearView Life Assurance are stable, with ...

Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... overweight cash in our shorter term funds to ensure we can meet redemptions." La Trobe's working case for the economic outlook in terms of COVID-19 is slightly bleaker than others. It predicts 12.5% unemployment and -6.9% GDP. Bill Evans at Westpac ...

COVID-19 uncertainty sees AMP withdraw guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
AMP has withdrawn its full-year 2020 outlook as a result of ongoing economic uncertainty. Announcing the move to the ASX this morning, AMP said its capital position and liquidity will help it navigate the uncertain environment but providing an accurate ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... reflect the economic and financial market impacts of COVID-19," Silk said. "The Fund will continue to constantly monitor the outlook and ensure valuations remain fair." But the nation's largest fund isn't alone. The $86 billion industry fund UniSuper ...

Recovery expected in 2021: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Although the outlook for 2020 looks bleak, recovery is on the cards for 2021, according to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. Following a conference call of G20 finance ministers and Central Bank governors Georgieva said that while the human ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... accounts," Netwealth said. HUB24 would not reveal if the RBA rate cut would impact its revenue, however Netwealth amended its outlook for the full year to be between $116-120 million. Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine told Financial Standard ...