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Ombudsman demands changes for small business insolvencies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Insolvency Practices Inquiry report, Carnell detailed recommendations to help businesses get the best possible outcomes during times of financial trouble. Carnell said the report comes at a critical time given the effects of the pandemic and the natural ...

Westpac found to be immature, reactive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... reassessment following AUSTRAC's allegations the bank breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws over 23 million times. The controversy led to the former chief executive, Brian Hartzer, and chair, Lindsay Maxsted, resigning. The CGA reassessment ...

Saxo Markets adds options to platform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... provide diversification to an investor's portfolio, helping them manage and enhance their exposures throughout uncertain times. The addition of ETOs to the platform would provide Saxo clients with greater diversification and risk management during the ...

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... remains the ESG issue that BlackRock engages on the most though. In 2018-2019 BlackRock engaged on governance issues 1931 times and in 2019-2020 that increased to 2835 times (up 47%). "Our approach employs a natural escalation process. If we are not ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... Axius managing director George Giovas said. "As volatility in the broad equity markets has materially increased in recent times, we believe the market neutral focus of the Systematic Alpha Global Macro strategy that seeks to deliver consistent returns ...

Best performing managed funds revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... performing fund over both one and three years is the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, with one year return at 33%, 3-times that of the benchmark MSCI AC World ex AU Index. "It's not even actively managed in the sense that there is no ...

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... excited to work with MetLife to support our members through this challenging period and help them look forward to better times." MetLife has taken over from Qantas Super's previous insurance partner, MLC Life Insurance. "We thank MLC for its service ...

Hostplus bumps cash allocation up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic on global investment markets are particularly our focus presently," the fund said. "In these challenging times, we believe in keeping our members informed about where they are invested, including by outlining the liquidity of the fund's ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Peker explains. "Whether by choice or circumstance, planners are adapting their technology stack during these unprecedented times." The report found that 82% of financial advisers now believe the platforms and advice software they use to be strategically ...

APRA warns of ERS second wave

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... on to complete their tax return and apply for the second round of ERS. In addition, APRA said this may impact processing times for payments being made by funds. This comes as the regulator released its weekly ERS figures update, which saw over $18 billion ...