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Adviser salaries in 2020 revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... $90,000 while client services officers are generally paid between $50,000 and $70,000. Riva Recruitment said with all big four banks' having now signalled their intention to exit financial planning, there will be an influx of candidates for advice roles ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... stimulus and the eventual shift to recovery, particularly in the health care, software & services, transportation, energy, banks and resources sectors." 87% of the total return for S&P/ASX 200 companies was from dividend and distribution income, he said ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested in financial services firms and banks - are going to be on the wrong end of regulatory directives to retain capital. The firm's paper notes that since APRA ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Australia's banks have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with cash earnings down more than 40% compared to the same time last year. According to EY analysis of Australia's big four banks' half year results, combined cash earnings were ...

Pendal appoints new head of HNW distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... Saunders left for Regal as well, joining as the boutique's head of wholesale and family office, including the private banks. At the time of Saunders' departure, Pendal said it was recruiting for his role. Meanwhile, Pendal's head of Australian ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... a period of lost income, both from the government and private sector, such as the mortgage payment pause offered by the banks. Perri added that those seeking to apply for the fortnightly JobSeeker payment should be aware that while eligibility requirements ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Since markets hit their bottom, the S&P/ASX 200 has only risen around 20%, with the pandemic's impact on our big four banks pulling the index back. While Aussie investors have not reaped similar benefits to the rebounds seen abroad, analysts still ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... BBB- and lower, meaning they are sub-investment grade. This lower credit rating usually relates to higher debt levels (like banks), higher operational costs (like airlines) or businesses that are leveraged to the commodity cycle (like miners). When business ...

Financial services boards overpaid: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... comes to diversified financials, the story is a little bleaker, with the sector ranked second for overpaying its board. Banks, meanwhile, are ranked second for underpaying theirs. "When board remuneration is ranked against company size, the top 10 best ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... valuations have come down for the asset class. "We have upgraded credit to modestly overweight. Extraordinary measures by central banks - including purchases of corporate debt -provide a favorable backdrop. Developed market central bank actions should ...