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Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... fundamental research, and take advantage of buying opportunities in a multi-asset bond portfolio." Souders said he has been finding much more value in the US and Europe compared to Australia saying residential credit and mortgage credit are surprisingly ...

Diversity screening option launched

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... verbal sexual harassment record to lead AMP Capital. Head of Nucleus Wealth Damien Klassen said: "Increasingly, we are finding that for some clients a lack of diversity in companies is important and consequently we have added 'diversity' as an ethical ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... look forward to adequate retirement income then the case of increasing SG certainly disappears...That's certainly the finding of our work and that remains true if you include that returns are lower." Coates is also betting on a deep dive into taxation ...

UBS to cough up $14m over bond bungle

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
UBS will cough up more than $14 million (US$10 million) after the US Securities and Exchange Commission found it had violated rules giving retail investors priority in municipal bond offerings. According to the SEC, UBS improperly allocated bonds intended ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is considering imposing strict rules on how pension funds invest, which could see the scope for ethical and responsible investing limited. The DOL has proposed an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

Westpac found to be immature, reactive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Westpac publically released the findings from its Culture, Governance and Accountability (CGA) Reassessment Report, which labelled the bank "immature" and "reactive". The bank first completed a self-assessed CGA back in November 2018, however decided ...

Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Research from State Street found Australian savers have been more likely to check their super and change investment strategies during the COVID-19 crisis. Around 42% of Australian savers have been negatively impacted financially by COVID-19, according ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... from 62.7% in the previous month - itself a positive indicator, as jobseekers re-enter the labour force amid optimism in finding employment. And why not? Total hours worked have increased, according to the ABS: "Total hours worked increased by over 64 ...

GMO acquires Japanese equity manager

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... now take on a role as head of investment product strategy, where he will be responsible for driving product strategy and finding new alpha opportunities for the firm. The firm also announced two additional senior appointments. These include the promotion ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... recruiting practices as they engage more employees who will work, unsupervised, from home." Candidates are increasingly finding new employment through contacts, she said. "In-house HR, which is rightly increasingly undertaking their own recruiting, needs ...