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Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
"Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'..." - Dolly Parton The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the growth of wages among the country's workers ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
McGrathNicol has partnered to launch a tech-enabled forensic investigations service to help Australian businesses detect cybercrime. McGrathNicol and ResponSight have partnered to develop FDetect, a service designed to provide businesses with the ability ...

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Following its acquisition of a stake in Escala Partners, New York-based Focus Financial Partners is set to buy a slice of Melbourne-based MEDIQ Financial Services. Focus has entered a definitive agreement to partner with Ravi Agarwal's MEDIQ Financial ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
With the coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19, impacting not only many lives, but now also the bottom line of some of the world's biggest companies, investors are chasing shorting opportunities to bank big on the pandemic. According to the World Health ...

Value disconnect damages adviser relationships

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
There is disconnect between what investors value from their advisers and what advisers believe investors value, leading to frustration and a breakdown in advisory relationships. That's according to the latest research coming out of Morningstar, which ...

Long-time IOOF director steps down

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
A member of IOOF's board has stepped down after a decade and a half as a director of the wealth manager. IOOF has announced the retirement of former PWC partner Jane Harvey, who steps down from the board after 15 years. However her retirement is set ...

Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
FTSE Russell has announced a new head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific, in a newly-created role. Helena Fung will take on the role, being responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes and data services across the Asia Pacific ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
A panel discussion at the SMSF Association Conference has sought to predict what the SMSF industry will look like in 10 years' time, with the issue of retirement front and centre. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice, Challenger chair of retirement ...

Australian ETF industry competition heats up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Australia's ETF industry has become more competitive over the years but is still moderately concentrated to a few players, according to new analysis from Rainmaker. Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall calculated the Herfindahl-Hirchman ...

IOOF profits fall 39%, advice margins drop

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
IOOF's underlying net profit after tax slumped 39% in the first half of FY20 to $56.6 million, following increased governance spending, pricing pressures and divestments. Statutory NPAT was $115 million, buoyed by proceeds from IOOF's sale of Ord Minnett ...