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Former Fidelity wholesale head joins Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... committee in conducting due diligence on manager selection (which the licensees do themselves) for SMAs. He said Atticus can also fast-track the process of implementing SMAs from the usual two or three years to just 12 months. "In setting up new SMAs ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... the health system have been manageable, helping to contain the number of deaths at comparatively low levels," it said. "A fast recovery is possible but damage will remain. In the double-hit scenario, the reinstatement of restrictions is assumed to be ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
The Labor Party is calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to finally put an end to the war on superannuation waged by government backbenchers, in an effort to ensure Australia rebounds from COVID-19 "faster and better". Financial Standard has obtained ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Within the next decade, the number of superannuation funds serving Australians will drop by 60%, according to a new KPMG report. New KPMG research shows the 217 APRA-regulated superannuation funds will shrink to 138 within the next five years, with ...

Taper rates need revamp

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... $39. "The current taper rate creates a potential 'trap' for retirees who don't draw down and spend their retirement savings fast enough," Boal said. "If the retiree draws down and spends the minimum amount each year, the annual taper rate would need ...

Magellan to use BasisCode for trading compliance

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... first product of its kind. "We are pleased that we were able to demonstrate that the BasisCode system is ideally suited for fast-growing, global firms like Magellan which need a comprehensive compliance solution that brings functionality and access right ...

Atlas Advisors makes wild investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Atlas Advisors has announced it invested in two wildlife parks, but acquiring a significant stake in the Elanor Wildlife Park Fund. The fund consists of two wildlife park assets, Featherdale Wildlife Park, located in Western Sydney and Mogo Zoo located ...

Recruitment lifts as economy reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... has been a backlog of roles building during the crisis. "There is a consensus that companies need to recruit, and recruit fast," Kaizen director Matt McGilton told Financial Standard. "While the last three months has seen recruitment slow, there has ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... 'ESG', the crisis has revealed the true value of the S and G in corporate governance. "In many ways, the crisis has fast tracked the discussion around the role of business and shown that companies are just as responsible for the way they treat ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... long the market via S&P calls and VIX puts in late March. Due to the rich premium in VIX options, the VIX index did not fall fast enough for the position to turn positive at the April expiry," it said. "By mid-month, the market was deemed overbought ...