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Evans Dixon thwarts Tony Pitt...for now

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
At Evans Dixon's annual general meeting yesterday, shareholders delivered a first strike against the remuneration report but were happy to pass the options and rights plan to the dismay of 360 Capital. 360 Capital's October 27 offer to acquire ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
An inquiry into the quality of audits has fallen short of recommending the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest. The Regulation of Auditing in Australia: Final Report, tabled in ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is nigh has injected optimism in the world economies, financial markets and commodity markets, including oil. Oil prices jumped to two-month highs - WTI oil to US$41.36 per barrel; Brent oil to US$43.61 - following reports ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
"Said the night wind to the little lamb, Do you see what I see?" The letter V is going viral in Australia (pardon the pun). It was most recently seen in the NAB Business Survey for October, underscored by the sharp rebound in business confidence and ...

New York hedge fund invests in Thorney LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Alex Waislitz's Thorney Technologies LIC which invests in tech companies has attracted investment from New York's Woodson Capital Management. TEK conducted a $27 million placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors, as a part ...

LGIAsuper alters asset allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
The $13 billion superannuation fund has made changes to its investment strategy, which included reducing exposure to property and global shares and introducing a new asset class. As of November 1, LGIAsuper reduced its exposure to property, traditional ...

BT reduces wholesale fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
BT has reduced the management fees of the BT Multi-manager Funds to keep up with new legislation taking effect in the New Year. Effective 1 November 2020, BT said changes to the adviser fee function in the BT Wholesale Multi-manager Funds have been ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

Loftus Peak lists active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
The Sydney boutique has listed its top-performing global equities fund on the ASX as an active ETF, while removing it from the mFund market place. The Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund was the top performer in large-cap global equities funds with 24.2% ...

MLC Super overhauls fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
MLC Super has introduced a number of management and administration fee changes for a broad range of products that took effect this month. On November 1, management fees were reduced and commissions removed in the Access Pre Select Fund. Also on this ...