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MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
For the second consecutive month, Australia's MySuper options have generated positive returns, after a couple of negative months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest Rainmaker research shows the average return for MySuper products in May was 2.1%, which ...

Arena REIT completes oversubscribed capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
The ASX-listed social infrastructure developer has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed institutional placement, raising $10 million more than previously hoped. Due to the strong support of its existing and new investors, Arena REIT said the institutional ...

38 staff punished over AUSTRAC scandal: Westpac

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Westpac has confirmed 38 staff copped a range of remuneration consequences as a result of the bank's investigations into the AUSTRAC scandal. In a statement, the bank confirmed it should have recognised the faults in its systems earlier. "The report ...

Charities call for further stimulus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Charities have called on the government to plan for a gradual transition of its stimulatory payments so as to avoid the loss of more than 200,000 jobs in the sector. New research from Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact ...

Boutique to remediate clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
A fund manager will remediate clients in eight funds after a recent review of its management costs identified a unit pricing error. Alpha Fund Managers' investors in eight funds were charged the wrong fees between July, 2017 and January, 2020 for ...

Madison sale confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Madison Financial Group is set to be owned by Clime Investment Management, after a share sale deed was signed yesterday, as first reported by Financial Standard early this morning. OneVue this morning said the sale includes Madison Financial Group ...

GDP figures reveal start of COVID-19 impact

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The Australian Gross Domestic Product fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, in the March quarter and growth slowed to 1.4% through the year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman said this ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
BlackRock has emerged as the biggest winner of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying program, with its ETFs making up around half of the central bank's purchases. The Fed bought US$1.58 billion in investment grade and high-yield ETFs in May ...

Boutique to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
A Melbourne boutique has opened a Sydney office and added to its distribution team as its looks to expand its presence in the retail market. Scott Curtis is joining Warakirri Asset Management as a business development manager from Liverpool Partners ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Keybridge Capital has launched legal proceedings against Wilson Asset Management, alleging WAM improperly transferred Keybridge shares into its own name. According to Keybridge's filing, it commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation ...