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ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
ASIC has issued a strongly worded warning to those trying to profit from the COVID-19 induced market volatility who are not investment professionals. The regulator released a 14 page paper on how investors are trading in securities and contracts for ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Has the world reached peak isolation? The growing clamour to ease/end social restrictions and lockdowns indicates that "inmates" are growing restless. Humans, after all, are social animals. There's only so much online interaction - Facebook, Whatsapp ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
In rough times it can seem beneficial to look back at past experiences and think 'If I got through that, I can get through this', but if you ask the fund managers and traders of the world, the consensus is this time does not compare to 1987 ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The world of ESG integration into the investment process has moved ahead so rapidly that industry experts agree those who aren't yet on the bandwagon will likely be left behind. In order to keep up with the times, many firms have introduced proprietary ...

Advisers choose remediation over advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
A recruiter has revealed advertisements for jobs in financial advice are only attracting between two and eight applications, while advice remediation jobs can see up to 300 applicants. Christopher Gordon is director at Profusion Group, a recruiter that ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
The portfolio manager for responsible investments at VicSuper has resigned ahead of the fund's merger with First State Super, jumping ship for an industry super fund. Kim Farrant has been appointed as the head of ESG at Hostplus. She had been with ...

Macquarie expected to fall short of 2019 performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Macquarie Group still expects its 2020 financial year performance to be down on last year, despite growth in the firm's asset management and banking and financial services divisions this quarter. Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake ...

Robo-advice to be worth US$1.4 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
The value of robo-advice will surpass the US$1.4 trillion mark in 2020, according to new research. LearnBonds.com is predicting robo-advice will become worth US$1.4 trillion globally, jumping by 47% year on year. By 2023, it predicts assets managed ...

Fixed income ETFs prosper despite low rates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Latest research shows record low interest rates haven't put investors off fixed income, as Australia's ETF market continues to explode. According to new figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange and Vanguard, investors are doubling ...

J.P. Morgan predicts extended income squeeze

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
J.P. Morgan recently released its annual Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, forecasting the 10-15 year returns investors can expect. The research isn't rosy, predicting sluggish global growth, modest returns on stocks and an income squeeze for Australians. ...