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The case for an overhaul of advice: Rice Warner, FSC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... and system principles. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said quality financial advice is now needed more than ever due to COVID-19. "The Rice Warner Future of Advice report starts an important policy debate on how we can re-build a simpler and more affordable ...

UBS, Insight IM win Future Fund mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... includes some retail properties that are being actively managed to address structural headwinds which have been exacerbated by COVID-19," the report read. The fund made a staggering $1.4 billion loss, down a whopping 109% from $16.7 billion in net profit ...

Australian Business Growth Fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... the fund to ensure small and medium-sized businesses have access to equity finance during the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The government is making an investment of $100 million and partnering with other financial institutions to provide ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
It won't be long now till we again hear "balcony concertos" - the ones started in Italy back in March this year (and gone viral on cyberspace) when the government imposed a hard lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic - for infections in Europe ...

New property fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... borrowers seeking alternative lending options and investors looking to manage risk in a volatile market." Fowler said he thinks COVID-19 could present an opportunity for property investors. "Guidelines implemented by APRA over the last few years, including ...

The Big Issue launches investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... 0.8% and 1.8% per year," the website shows. The Big Issue Group chair Nigel Kershaw said the world has changed with the Covid-19 crisis and there is an absolute need to change the financial system to help build a better world. "A new financial system ...

Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... majority of respondents looking for equity markets to be higher in a year despite the uncertainty of the recovery due to COVID-19," Woodruff said.

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... school in Essendon West, Melbourne. Speaking to Financial Standard, Moors said the fund had seen a lift in inflows over the COVID period as investors took notice of its performance. "Our fourth quarter for FY2020 was quite impressive by a lot of people's ...

Pandemic batters life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... mental illness claims appear to be two key drivers of increased claims, but KPMG predicts claims could be exacerbated by COVID-19. Kells said critical work in addressing future product design must be accompanied by a coherent strategy to tackle issues ...