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A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... multi-asset approach to investing can thrive in multiple market environments. "The purpose of [flexible multi-asset allocation] is not simply to increase risk and chase returns but more importantly to avoid risks and be able to move towards capital preservation ...

ANZ accused of exploiting staff

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... request said that this would apply even to the executive and that no one within the bank is "too senior or important or busy" not to comply. However, ANZ said the annual leave request is in the best interest of staff members as the bank attempts to avoid ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... March is this: super funds looking within (or outside) their portfolios for assets that are truly defensive will probably not find an edge in gold," she said. "While gold may be an intriguing possibility as a long-term equity-diversifier for some institutional ...

Businesses urged to apply for JobKeeper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell is concerned that many small businesses may not be applying for the JobKeeper scheme. Carnell said there is a concern from many small business owners that they cannot afford ...

Top asset consultants named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Peter Lee Associates has released the results of its investment management survey naming Australia's top ranked asset consultant. Willis Towers Watson and Frontier Advisors share the top spot this year after surveying around 100 chief investment ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Nothing focuses the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... returns were helped by the options, rates and currency strategies but Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt did not provide a break down of returns for different asset classes in the $167 billion portfolio. "We don't normally report ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
A liquid alternatives investment manager has added a new chief risk officer, hiring from Challenger. Sydney-based manager Darling Macro has appointed Mark Swan as its new chief risk officer. Swan joins the manager from Challenger, having served as senior ...

Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... both short and long-term tax reforms and oversight, America's 'pre-existing condition' of extreme inequality could overwhelm not only our economy, but our democracy itself." As part of the emergency response to the pandemic, the institute recommended ...

Billions withdrawn from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... volumes of those who may eventually apply for early release of their super only," the ATO said. "Registration of interest does not mean an individual will later complete the application process." Meanwhile, the ATO said any members of non-regulated funds ...