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Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... ratios and raise capital to shore up balance sheets. "Consequently, since the downturn, we have observed a number of companies cut, defer or cancel their dividends," Zenith said. "As the price of Australian equities have fallen by a significant amount ...

IOOF settles class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... (they could opt-out, if they chose) and that there would be major investors involved. The law firm was set to take a 27.5% cut of the total settlement, according to guidance provided to shareholders at the time.

Fees drop at Raiz

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The management fees on Raiz Invest's flagship fund have been cut in line with a drop in fees across two popular ETFs. Investors using the popular spare change investing app Raiz are set to benefit from lower management fees, after the firm passed on ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... and businesses around the world as creating a "coma economy". Rather, he says, countries should "take their medicine" and cut costs and restructure debts during a recession. Dent pointed to Margaret Thatcher's austerity measures as a shining example. ...

Oil to make strong recovery: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... turned negative last month, the oil market appears much calmer as the June contract approaches," Jones said. "Supply has been cut by OPEC+ since April and US oil production has fallen. As oil demand starts to recover, there are signs of a quick and strong ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... in turmoil due to the outbreak of COVID-19, interest in ESG is at an all-time high. Thus, the big question, 'Who made the cut?' is perhaps more relevant now than ever before." In financials, Wells Fargo re-entered the index after being kicked out last ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... severely affected as regulators have forced banks to suspend dividends and a number of other major companies have already cut payouts. "With so much uncertainty, any forecast for dividends would have little value, so Janus Henderson is withdrawing its ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
It's only been just about a month since oil producers were practically paying buyers to come and take their stocks off them. This was on April 20, one day before the WTI oil futures contracts for May delivery dropped to minus US$36.98 per barrel. ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
AMP Capital has dropped the management fees on its ESG-focused equities fund by 15bps, while also updating its screening thresholds. The AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund will shift from charging 70 bps per year to 55 bps per year. It has tightened ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
"Tell him he's dreaming!" The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report showing that the country's unemployment rose from 5.2% in March to ONLY 6.2% in April surely is a pleasant dream considering the nightmarish backdrop of the long ...