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First in first out?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... domestically-transmitted cases of the coronavirus for several days running aren't good news enough, the latest purchasing managers' survey from the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) provides an early indication that economic activity there has returned ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... investors from 28 countries, with total assets totally well over $4 trillion (US$2.5 trillion). Over 30 respondents of the survey were Australian. As investors rush to hedge their wealth against macro uncertainty and volatility, the survey revealed diversified ...

Trust in advisers lifts as pandemic fear ensues

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... COVID-19, above government sources and the media, according to research coming out of MLC Wealth. It's a key finding of a survey of over 1600 MLC clients and members of the general public. The survey found investors and clients of the wealth management ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... February: "Its lowest level since May 2009. The more than six-point drop in the headline index was the second sharpest in the survey history, the current record being set in October 2001 (the month directly following the 9/11 attacks)." And that's ...

Zenith boosts Mosaic offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Zenith Investment Partners has unveiled the latest major update to its flagship research portal Zenith Mosaic, allowing financial advisers to compare investment products side-by-side. Zenith has rolled out an update to Zenith Mosaic which enables the ...

Hermes handbags an emerging asset class for UHNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... collectables, higher than their allocations to gold or precious metals at 3%, according to the Wealth Report Attitudes Survey 2020. The leading asset classes for the rich are still property (27% allocation), equities (23%), fixed income (17%), private ...

Advisers too time-poor for cash management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... services, but just 50% are able to offer those services to their clients. The report draws on the findings of a quantitative survey of 541 business leaders across advice, accounting and stockbroking, including 450 independent and dealer group aligned ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... efforts succeed in extending the country's 29 years of no recession into 30 years. The latest reads from the NAB Business Survey and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute clearly shows waning confidence. The NAB business confidence index fell to a reading ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... Paribas Asset Management, Legal & General Investment Management, APG and Aviva all earned themselves ratings of A in the 2020 survey. Robeco topped the list, with chief executive Gilbert Van Hassel pointing to the firm's recognition of the importance ...