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Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... perfect arrangement but the challenge did get down to a principle of standing up for our constitutional rights and showing some push back against a government that has gone too far on a number of fronts."

GAM hires, launches new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... investor. Speaking to Financial Standard, Zaika said the decision to launch the funds in Australia is part of the company's push to expand in the region. "We opened the Australian office in July 2018 and since then we have seen very good inflows ...

Vanguard firms up super team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Vanguard has confirmed a new hire as it moves forward with a planned superannuation offering for Australia. Garry Caldow has been brought on as product lead, insurance at Vanguard. He joins from Mercer, where he was principal - insurance leader for ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The S&P/ASX 200 Index has broken the 7000 mark following news of Trump and China finally signing a trade deal, but analysts remain wary of the new record high. The Index gained 47 points on Thursday to finish at 7041.8, setting a new record high for ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Shareholders are demanding changemore than ever before. That is, according to financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, and its 2019 review of shareholder activism. The report found that 147 investors launched new campaigns against companies ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Investment bank and financial services powerhouse Credit Suisse has backed sustainability as the dominant investment theme of the coming decade, despite ongoing uproar around its investment in fossil fuels. The prediction comes as Australia's bushfire ...

Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Crude oil prices rose in the early months of the New Year on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran after an American drone strike in Iraq on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani -- the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. Setting a 1.5C target is a stronger goal which we will push hard to support," Nest head of responsible investment Diandra Soobiah said. "One of the key benefits of the Climate Aware ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Institute of Company Directors' goal of increasing gender diversity on ASX 200 boards has been met, albeit a year after its original target. The ASX 200 has now achieved 30% female representation on boards. It comes more than four years ...