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AZ NGA makes 64th acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... wrong. We are not sitting back and crossing our fingers that clients don't cancel their policies." He added that in recent times the number of risk specialist advisers has dwindled - which is a challenge and opportunity for the firm.

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... environment in which to outperform," Morningstar said. "Indeed, history has shown us large market dislocations have been times when good active managers have proven their worth, the best of them delivering lower volatility and greater downside protection ...

ATO to determine duplicate ERS applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... and implementation document, the ATO said while the application process does not preclude an individual applying multiple times in a financial year, the ATO will be responsible for rejecting any additional applications. "ATO Online (via myGov) does not ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... trading figures reaching all-time highs. "The ASX ETF sector on average traded about $770 million a day - that's nearly four times the high of the previous peak," Chugh said. "The 748,000 transactions for March was about two-and-a-half times higher than ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... "Clearly, this is going to increasingly attract both retail and institutional investors seeking decent returns in turbulent times," Green said. Record-low oil prices, which he argued, are not likely to rebound to pre-crisis levels in the short-term ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... version and "Growth" for our pension product. "For most of the time this was deemed to be a little too conservative but in times like this we believe this has placed us well given the recent market dislocation from COVID-19." Statewide also said it had ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... million. "In March the Australian ETP market demonstrated just what an efficient mechanism it is for investors during volatile times," Dyall said. "It demonstrated the maturity Australia needs in a time of crisis, which is liquidity and price discove ...

A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... increase risk and chase returns but more importantly to avoid risks and be able to move towards capital preservation during times such as this," First Sentier co-head of multi-asset solutions, Kej Somaia told Financial Standard. The asset manager's ...

Pay cuts, dividend slashed as NAB raises capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... actions are intended to provide NAB with sufficient capacity to continue supporting our customers through the challenging times ahead," NAB said. The offer is expected to raise NAB's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (CET1) to 11.2%, up from 10.39% on ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... drug hoped to treat COVID-19 had flopped in human trials saw markets fall overnight. Originally reported by the Financial Times, the publisher said Gilead Sciences antiviral drug remdesivir did not reduce the coronavirus pathogen in bloodstreams, nor ...