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COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Australians are the most anxious about the impact COVID-19 will have on their portfolios but are also among the most proactive investors, according to a global comparison. Calastone's survey of 1800 retail investors from Australia, UK, USA, Germany ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Cherkizovo - none of which declare emissions or have targets to reduce them. "As we look to rebuild economies in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, institutional investors have an opportunity to use their influence as responsible stewards of capital to ...

CBA feels pressure of low rates, profits down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Expenses outside of customer remediation are up 2% due to increased investment spend, higher staff costs as a result of COVID-19 and wage inflation. However, loan impairment expenses were $550 million for the quarter which equates to 28 basis points ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... announced additional spending amounting to "$98 billion in response and recovery support, including $25 billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan".... and the state of Victoria was still in lockdown and some ...

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... emotional comfort, costing 3% on average annually. The firm noted that many investors increased their allocation to cash during COVID-19 induced volatility which leads to an opportunity cost of between 4% and 5% annually over the long term. It is also ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... institutional investors representing over €2 trillion in assets under management, conducted by Aviva Investors, demonstrated that COVID-19's blows to real assets have left pension funds wary. Less than half of insurance companies (49%) surveyed are ...

Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... possible," Locke said. Additionally, Locke said the ombudsman worked hard to assist as best as it could upon the outbreak at the COVID-19 pandemic and worked with industry and regulators to support those with financial disputes. "The coronavirus pandemic ...

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... reveals 89% of respondents believe culture is more important than business strategy for outcomes. In addition, 80% consider COVID-19 as a catalyst for focusing more attention on organisational culture. Willis Towers Watson Australia head of strategic ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... restore decency, defend democracy and give everybody in this country a fair shot," he said. "Our work begins with getting COVID under control. We cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality, or relish life's most precious moments - hugging a ...