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Funds management in ASIC spotlight

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... she said. "The act of asset management (the real stewardship of capital allocation) is challenged more than ever as risk-free rates flatline. At the same time, asset managers on the hunt for yield (starved of that yield in government bond markets) are ...

Industry fund introduces tax incentive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... aiming to help members increase their retirement balances if they choose a Super Stream, an account-based pension which is tax-free. Chief executive Brendan O'Farrell said the PTB is available because of the money Intrust Super has put aside to pay ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has confirmed it will continue to carry out its extensive growth strategy with further "tuck-in" acquisitions. Speaking at the company's annual general meeting, CountPlus chair Ray Kellerman said the "considerable ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... brand risk, which can be costly and time-consuming to address," they wrote. Grace Forrest, co-founder and director of Walk Free, which is acting as co-secretariat for IAST, said: "We vote for the kind of world we want to live in with the way we spend ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

MIRA set to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is proposing to acquire a real estate investment trust valued at $300 million. MIRA is offering to take over Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH) for a cash consideration of $1 per share by way of a trust ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... drawdown in February-March 2020 but has rebounded very strongly, appreciating nearly 50%," she said. "We like the focus on free cash flow generation and conservatively positioned balance sheets and think this should help avoid the riskiest business models." ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Recruitment activity in the superannuation industry has surged as many want to hire professionals skilled in the areas of data, ESG and risk, Kaizen Recruitment data reveals. Less than 5% of superannuation fund executives told the specialist recruiter ...

Eriksens analyst moves to research house

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
A senior investment analyst and investment consultant with Eriksens Global has joined a New Zealand investment research provider. Research IP announced Andy Mahony will be joining the company as an investment consultant. Research IP said the move is ...