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Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... international equities, Australian fixed interest, international fixed interest and cash. In their most recent rating review from Monday, Morningstar noted the low cost (all charge an ICR of 0.29% p.a.) of the funds. However, it said the strategies had ...

FPA award nominations open, new award announced

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... live broadcast awards ceremony later this year," De Gori said. Submissions for the seven awards are now open and close on Monday, August 31. The categories include FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year Award, FPA Professional Practice ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... change would not occur in the industry lest it shift away from an acquisition model. "In an acquisition led model, where Monday to Friday you are thinking about new customers and maybe on Friday afternoon you are thinking about existing customers, you ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... investors desperate for an inflationary hedge send prices soaring higher. Futures contracts for gold hit all-time highs on Monday, but have since dropped as investors cash in on profits from the yellow metal. The December contracts for gold futures surpassed ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Help Out discount scheme will provide a 50% reduction for sit-down meals in cafes, restaurants and pubs across the UK from Monday to Wednesday every week throughout August 2020." "The rate of VAT applied on most tourism and hospitality-related activities ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... undoubtedly so. One such super fund which has come out of the crisis relatively unharmed is AustralianSuper, which announced on Monday that it had recorded positive returns for its balanced option. Despite the COVID-19 crash, this MySuper option has ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Corporate Bond Index, the average yield to worst ebbed below 7% late last month, and reached a three-month low of 5.90% on Monday, June 8, down from double-digit figures in early March," it said. S&P said retail funds investing in US high-yield bonds ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... new coronavirus cases, which Premier Daniel Andrews said served as a reminder the pandemic was "far from over". "Since Monday, New South Wales has recorded nine new cases, and Queensland and Western Australia have both confirmed one new case each." No ...

WAM responds to Keybridge claims

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... of the related party nature of the transaction with Mr Catalano, a material shareholder and current director of KBC." On Monday, Keybridge announced to investors that Catalano had intended to make an offer to the 96 shareholders who were impacted by ...

Clime buys Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... to 103 advisers. Madison's advisers service about 30,000 clients totaling about $3 billion in funds under advice. On Monday, OneVue said the terms for Madison's sale had been agreed in principle and the documentation and the sale agreement was ...