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Foreign exchange broker banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... despite there being no reasonable grounds for making this representation, particularly given that investing in CFDs is high risk. ASIC also alleged that Marsh told clients they could reduce the risk of incurring trading losses if they increased deposits ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... submission called for taxation to consider Australia's aging population which will likely see migration away from high risk assets, such as equities, to fixed income. "The current global events help to demonstrate the lack of access and investment ...

Charities call for further stimulus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... report found that 88% of the country's charities would immediately be making an operating loss, while 17% would be at a high risk of becoming unviable - needing to close their doors within six months. Already facing funding issues prior to the COVID-19 ...

Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... ETFs, active ETFs and complex synthetic ETFs that aren't backed by the underlying assets," he said. "These ETFs are high risk and we see no need for them in client portfolios. Long term results show you will perform better by avoiding them."

Best MySuper products revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... MySuper returns of any fund. On the APRA Standard Risk Measure (SRM) AustralianSuper's MySuper product is considered high risk. Rounding out the top three for MySuper performance were two more industry funds. Hostplus took second place with 15.3% over ...

TAL hits back at rumour mill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... taking out a policy, those customers who have recently travelled abroad, or are showing symptoms of COVID-19, or are in high risk groups will be individually assessed, and individual underwriting terms may be offered." Late last week, some media outlets ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... taking out a policy, those customers who have recently travelled abroad, or are showing symptoms of COVID-19, or are in high risk groups will be individually assessed, and individual underwriting terms may be offered. "These matters would be identified ...

Early access to super scheme results in permanent ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... advice without disclosing that he was the company's sole director. He also failed to disclose that the investment was high risk. Liquidators were appointed to Mortimer Close in 2008.

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... recommended thematic funds be used to complement rather than replace core holdings, due to their narrow exposure and high risk profiles. "Some, like Pictet Multi Theme Fund, may be used as part of a core allocation, as they are broadly diversified and ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... and sent investors to seek higher yields, moral hazard and lower rates for longer have reduced risks anyway. One such high risk investment is junk bonds. It offers relatively higher yield to the investor and relatively lower cost for the issuer. Financial ...