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Challenger launches new lifetime annuity

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Challenger has launched a new lifetime annuity with payments linked to the cash rate. The RBA Cash Linked option is the first lifetime annuity in Australia to be linked to the cash rate, according to the firm. Challenger also offers lifetime annuities ...

ERS applications slow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Over $31.6 billion has been removed from superannuation since the start of the Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme, but applications appear to be slowing down. In the week to August 16, around $600 million was paid out to members, down from ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe didn't exactly quote this proverb when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion, faster rate of growth". To be sure ...

ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
ASIC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against BT Funds Management and Asgard over fee-for-no-service conduct and making misleading representations in relation to the fees. It has also launched a similar case against StatePlus. ASIC alleges that ...

ATO implements JobKeeper changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has implemented changes to the JobKeeper employee eligibility rules following the government's announcement the scheme would be altered. The changes mean employers already enrolled in JobKeeper may be able to receive ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Wilson Asset Management has made public its bid to manage listed investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE), after the investment manager failed to respond to WAM's initial proposal. It comes after the manager of the fund, Contango ...

New chair at Platinum Asset Management

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Platinum has appointed a new chair as Michael Cole gets ready to retire after 13 years in the position. The firm also announced the departure of Kerr Neilson from the investment team. Cole will retire both as a non-executive director and the chair on ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Earlier this month, for the fourth time in its history, Robert Shiller's CAPE ratio - which tracks market value by measuring earnings data over a 10-year period - surpassed 31. Other times Shiller's ratio has exceeded 31 include the months prior ...

Mayfair 101 in damage control

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Embattled Mayfair 101 has attempted to set the record straight, hitting out at claims chief executive James Mawhinney may attempt to flee the country and at Vasco Trustees over its handling of the IPO Wealth Fund. ASIC asked the Federal Court last week ...