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Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
New research from asset consultant Willis Towers Watson has found that private equity investments have weathered the impact of the COVID-19 financial crisis, despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first half of the year. In a survey of ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

Hostplus bumps cash allocation up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Industry fund Hostplus has revised its asset allocation, bumping the allocation to cash in its balanced option up from 0% to 5%. The change to the cash allocation was effective from 19 June 2020, when the fund also reduced its allocation to alternatives ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Australian Unity has appointed a new chief executive for its wealth and capital markets business, as it also launches a new green bond fund backed by Crestone Wealth Management. Esther Kerr-Smith is moving into the role of chief executive for wealth ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

JBWere to continue using Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
JBWere has extended its agreement with the ASX-listed platform business to provide reporting and non-custodial administration for the private banking giant's wealth management client portfolios. JBWere will continue using Praemium for another two years. ...

AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
AMP has taken the AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced fund off its investment menus for superannuation members. AMP super members in CustomSuper, Flexible Lifetime, AMP Flexible Super, SignatureSuper, SignatureSuper Select, SuperLeader and the Woolworths ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Pinnacle boutique Metrics Credit Partners has launched a new fund-of-funds that will invest in direct loans to Australian corporates, with the minimum investment size set at $1000. The Metrics Direct Income Fund is targeting 3.25% per year above the ...

Model portfolio growth up 70%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Australia's model portfolio landscape is growing at a rapid rate, with the number of models available on managed accounts up 70% per annum, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker research found over the last four years, the number of model portfolios ...

MSC Trustees wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
MSC Trustees was appointed trustee for the $1 billion ASX-listed notes of Spark Infrastructure. The notes form part of Spark's stapled security capital structure, first listed in 2005. In taking on the mandate, MSC Trustees replaces Australian Executor ...