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Queenslanders drain super: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Australia (ISA) claims 27% of Queenslanders with a super account have accessed the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme; the highest proportion in the nation. ISA said over 145,000 Queenslanders have wiped out their retirement savings all together, with ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... interest," Evans said. For death cover there were 13.4 million covers in force, 97% of lodged claims were paid with the highest cause of claim was cancer at 43%. For total and permanent disability there were 11.1 million covers, 90% of lodged claims ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... (33.3% above the decade average)." Western Australia scored the worst in unemployment in CommSec's survey, recording its highest jobless rate since January 1994 (63% above the decade average). In five of the states and territories, construction work ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... New South Wales has seen the most significant decline in permanent job opportunities, down 32.4%, while Victoria had the highest fall in contingent job vacancies of 33.8%. "With such a strong focus on tourism, one might have expected Queensland's falls ...

ETP market winners revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... billion. Around half of the quarter's increase in FUM in ETPs came from net flows, which at $4.4 billion were the second highest ever recorded. The highest net flows to ETPs occurred in the December quarter of 2019 which saw $4.8 billion in inflows. ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... too. The Euro Stoxx-50 index rose by 0.5% on the day, the broader Stoxx 600 rallied by as much as 1.3% and closed at its highest level since early March. The euro currency surged to US$1.15 for the first time since January 2019. It's still a long ...

Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... demand, as the crisis creates potential distressed opportunities. With infrastructure, sovereigns in the survey reported the highest levels of interest in electricity generation and transmission (54%) and communications (52%). However, medium-sized sovereign ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... roadblocks when it comes to receiving a rating. The investment company offers shareholders the opportunity to benefit from the highest conviction ideas from prominent fund managers on a pro bono basis, including Caledonia Investments, Cooper Investors ...

Stimulus stutters amid record unemployment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... JobSeeker and JobKeeper measures as devastating unemployment numbers were released. Unemployment has now hit 7.4%, the highest it has been in two decades, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). There were 210,000 jobs gained in the period ...

Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... in satisfaction, dropping 1.9% to 72.3% when compared to May 2019. At the fund-level, Roy Morgan found UniSuper scored highest overall satisfaction of the industry funds, followed by CareSuper, AustralianSuper, Cbus, First State Super, Hostplus, Tasplan ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA
Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI
KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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