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World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
As Prime Minister Scott Morrison updated Australians about the measures being taken at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, other nations around the world have announced their stimulus packages to cushion the economic burden. The largest, unsurprisingly ...

Investment manager criminally charged

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
The Australian arm of a global investment management company has been charged with breaching client money obligations. Societe Generale Securities Australia (SGSA) is facing criminal charges in Sydney on two counts of failing to pay client money into ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
The current volatility of global financial markets is taking its toll on some of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Latest Rainmaker analysis of superannuation returns and unit pricing shows Australia's large superannuation funds aren't ...

CBA in court over RC case studies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
ASIC has commenced proceedings against Commonwealth Bank over the AgriAdvantage Plus Package and credit services provided to problem gamblers. Both cases were Royal Commission case studies and are being pursued by the regulator in the Federal Court. ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
UniSuper has instructed its custodian to recall all shares currently out on loan indefinitely. The $85 billion super fund has requested BNP Paribas Securities Services to suspend stock lending, effective immediately. UniSuper said restricting the ability ...

Former ANZ Wealth investment chief exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The former chief investment officer for ANZ Wealth has left the business as part of the extensive job losses announced last week. Financial Standard understands Mark Rider, ANZ Wealth's chief investment officer since March 2017, has left the business. ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Australian ETFs lost $2 billion in February as the industry contracted for the first time in more than a year amid fears of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. According to BetaShares, the 3.1% month on month decline in funds under management was due entirely ...

Former Toys "R" Us executives face fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Former executives of the popular children's store lined their pockets with $26 million (US$16 million) in bonuses just days before filing for bankruptcy, including a $4.2 million (US$2.6 million) bonus awarded to chief executive David Brandon. This ...

Panic selling to do more damage: Ord Minnett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Panic selling, which is taking global markets by storm, is likely to do more damage as it spreads across asset classes, according to latest Ord Minnett research. "Market volatility inevitably reverberated into the listed hybrids market, with the asset ...

Hermes handbags an emerging asset class for UHNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
There's now an index that tracks the value of collectable Hermes bags and they returned 13% in 2019, beating annual returns of other collectables like cars, jewellery, art and rare whisky. Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, for the first time, added ...