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Multi-strategy fund launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... return. The fund has active strategies that trade across three foreign exchange and two global equalities. It aims to generate returns of 10-15% per annum based on a screening system, which includes filtering highly liquid markets, consistent risk-weighted ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The Prime Minister has given an indication of what will be revealed in next week's federal budget with a focus on tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address ...

CountPlus member firm makes acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
CountPlus has continued its goal to generate scale with one of its member firms completing a tuck-in acquisition of a separate member firm. Brisbane-based Cooper Reeves has acquired the financial advice services of CBD Wealth Solutions. Key members ...

Low rates put retirees at risk: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... best interest. The research also debunked the popular rationale that investing in higher dividend-paying equities would generate greater overall returns relative to other equities. Vanguard said data from the previous 25 years found that total returns ...

IFM, Trafigura launch renewable investment company

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
IFM Investors has formed a joint venture with physical commodities trading group Trafigura to launch a new company set to invest in solar, wind and power storage projects globally. Nala Renewables aims to build a portfolio of renewable energy projects ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... increasingly clear in recent months that financial advice practices require a different way of managing client portfolios to generate absolute returns in the new economic environment. "Tracking the market with passive index funds and failing to manage ...

Need to recalibrate the fiscal strategy: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... forecast in the 2019-20 MYEFO. As a result, Frydenberg said, a smaller economy, with lower price and wage growth, will generate less income for the government over the medium-term. In a hint of what to expect when the budget is revealed next month, Frydenberg ...

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... numerous emerging and developed markets across two continents. Expanding our local capabilities will allow us to further generate returns to deliver on our pension promise," OTPP regional managing director, Asia, Ben Chan said. In addition to the new ...

Westpac scraps SG direct debits

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... involves uploading a SuperStream file to a portal; with a little automation the SuperStream file can then be used to generate a direct debit on the employer account and the subsequent credits on the super funds' accounts." On the other hand, without ...

The future of infrastructure is digital: Macquarie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
COVID-19 has only served to accelerate the already growing trend towards digital infrastructure, according to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP). Speaking to Financial Standard as part of the JANA Annual Conference, chief executive of MIP, Macquarie ...