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Clients value advice during pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Many advised clients are sticking with their financial planners as COVID-19 tests the resilience of practices, according to Investment Trends. The latest study from the research house surveyed nearly 700 financial advisers in May at the height of the ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The CFA Institute is seeking feedback from the professional investor community on a consultation paper for a proposed disclosure standard for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments products. The new standard aims to focus on the disclosure ...

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... the ASX, capitalising on the enormous global audience for eSports. "We believe the growth of video gaming and eSports is a trend, not a fad," VanEck said. "It reflects structural changes including the increased consumer demand for online entertainment ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
The retail investor population has surged 41% since the beginning of the year, with now more than one million punters trying to profit from recent market volatility. In Investment Trends 2020 1H Online Investing Report, the research house found the ...

Unmet advice needs increases for SMSF trustees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Self-managed superannuation (SMSF) trustees are faced with unmet advice needs as costs and confidence in financial advisers stands in the way. The Vanguard Investment Trends Planner Report revealed a 6% increase in the number of SMSF trustees with unmet ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... saying the performance of the sectors showed a mixed, even bearish, pattern. "Technically, the index is riding an ascending trend, with its 20-, 50- and 100-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA) lines trending up," she said. "The S&P 500 has likely broken ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... covers a 20% range. Hibernation plans morphing from short-term to medium-term strategic plans also had emerged as a core trend, Wilsons said, with COVID-19 disruption now believed to last longer than initially thought. It pointed to Sydney Airport and ...

40% of ERS applicants not eligible: illion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... essential spending (22% to 24%)." The research found the second tranche of super withdrawal and spending follows the same trend as the first round, but at greater levels of spending. "While this policy was aimed as a lifeline, more than half the people ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Asset managers slightly increased their risk tolerance in the second quarter of the year in a bid to ride the equity rally, but risk aversion still remains high. That's according to new research from institutional specialist consultant bfinance, which ...

Iress adds to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The financial services technology company has added the newly created role of chief commercial officer to its leadership team. Michael Blomfield will step into the role and will be responsible for Iress' business growth objectives, including increasing ...