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Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... protection as promised, how concentrated strategies behave compared to diversified peers, and how different investing styles fair. Miles said value index significantly underperformed (-16.12% in AUD) the growth (-2.60%) and quality (-2.73%) benchmarks ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
While industry professionals praised the government's stimulus package, the International Monetary Fund seems convinced it's not enough. So who is right? The IMF predicted that global growth will be -3.3% this year, while Australia's GDP will be significantly ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... a specialised team of investment professionals is not likely to make all too much of a difference. And, it would seem, a fair few Australians are looking to make the change to SMSFs, which the ATO said is something they have seen before. ATO assistant ...

New ASIC guidance on active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... intellectual property, and internal market making arrangements should support incoming and exiting investors to transact at fair and orderly prices. Last July, ASIC halted the admission of new active ETFs with internal market making as it reviewed the ...

ASIC demands compliance despite COVID-19

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The corporate regulator is warning companies keep their control framework in-line when working from home, after control failures led a betting agency to open a market covering the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 index. ASIC has publicly chided Sportsbet ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... delayed, the regulator will instead continue to provide an increased level of market supervision work in order to ensure the fair and orderly operation of markets. Additionally, ASIC said it would "heighten" its support for consumers vulnerable to scams ...

Chief economist update: How deep the global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
"It is very likely that this year the global economy will experience its worst recession since the Great Depression, surpassing that seen during the global financial crisis a decade ago. The Great Lockdown, as one might call it, is projected to shrink ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... However he maintains that FPA members have been embracing technology since robo-advice entered the scene. "I think it's fair to say that since then, the financial advice profession has really turned their attention to technology, and what once was ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Hostplus has responded to a series of reports suggesting the fund does not have ample liquidity to handle the government's plan to allow people to access their super early and claims it updated its PDS in preparation for mass redemptions. As part of ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... multi asset head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood said investors were ignoring the elephant in the room. "It may be a fair conclusion that despite the solid bounce in regional bourses in recent weeks, investors are not factoring in an economic recovery," ...