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AMP Capital names new chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
AMP Capital has named a new chief executive to take over from Adam Tindall who is retiring after five years in the role. Boe Pahari, AMP Capital's current global head of infrastructure equity and director, North-West region (UK, Europe and the Americas) ...

ASIC lays out product intervention plans

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... However, ASIC is required to consult in every instance it intends to use the powers, to seek feedback on its plans. It warned though that it may propose a draft product intervention order during consultation before going on to make an entirely different ...

Asset managers leverage tech, outsourcing for growth

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The firms that succeed in the months ahead will leverage technology and scalable solutions to drive growth and reduce costs. That's according to new research from Northern Trust, who argue COVID-19 has highlighted the potential of technology and outsourcing ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
A Melbourne-based investment management firm says the key to avoiding sequencing risk is to build an "all weather" portfolio. Absolute-return fund Cor Capital said pre-retirees and retirees in particular need to pay attention to sequencing risk to avoid ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Just when we thought that life was slowly returning to normal, reports out of Beijing have turned into reality what many feared - a second wave. While all our uncles and their dogs blamed China for the "bother" the world finds itself in, its policy ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... to the same effect. However, Bastian's analysis did point to "costs being shared between employers and employees". Though he did note the extent varies over time, and added interactions with the tax and transfer system are important, pointing to ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... billion the funding that has been brought forward over the past eight months to fast-track such second-tier projects." Though forced upon the government of the day by the coronavirus, it'll eventually bring about an Australian renaissance.

ASIC mainly concerned with media releases: Lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... voluntarily cancel their AFSL (for commercial reasons) but ASIC advised it wished to cancel the AFSL for alleged breaches. Even though the AFSL was cancelled, the regulator allegedly said in an email that it wanted to cancel the AFSL because of the risk ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... Overall, CTAs remain the best performing of all hedge fund strategies so far this year with 1.64% return at April end even though their fortunes reversed in April. Macro strategies were able to limit their losses to -1.58% at April end, significantly ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... participate in the COVID-19 early release payments. "Nevertheless, State Super voluntarily decided to support their members, even though this required finding solutions to constraints in the State Super Scheme legislation," the spokesperson said. "One ...