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Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Although all men may be created equal, multi-asset strategies are most certainly not, with returns from balanced, growth, moderate and flexible strategies producing wildly different outcomes during the COVID-19 sell-off. In its latest report, Morningstar ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
New research reveals that nine in 10 Australians believe the finance sector has a key role to play in generating positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for the nation. The study comes out of Australian Ethical and Responsible Investment ...

IMAP not anticipating regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
The chair of IMAP does not expect a major overhaul of the managed accounts space when ASIC's focus returns to the MDA review. Earlier this week, ASIC announced the MDA review is being put on hold, after "recalibrating" its regulatory priorities as it ...

Cbus Property launches new project

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Cbus Property and Scentre Group have announced a joint venture partnership to construct a new building in the Sydney CBD. The project, located at 111 and 121 Castlereagh Street, will be a "luxury" residential, retail and office space building, transforming ...

Praemium rolls out investment tools, options

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
With ESG investing continuing to prove popular among investors, Praemium is taking steps to ensure financial advisers are able to meet demand. The platform has rolled out an "industry first" suite of ESG options, including new screening functionality ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...

JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
JBWere has signed an agreement with a cash platform to benefit its 500-strong adviser network. The wealth manager will use Cashwerkz's term deposit and at call solutions via the latter's online marketplace. Cashwerkz's platform has over ...

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has released its annual SPIVA Australia Scorecard; a report measuring the performance of active funds against their respective benchmark indices - and mid and small-caps have come out on top. Surveying returns from 829 Australian ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Fidelity International scored two wins at the 2020 Morningstar Australia Awards, while passive investing giant Vanguard beat active managers in the multi-asset category. The awards were spread across eight categories, with the winners announced last ...