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Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... opportunistic credit-oriented manager that had good preparedness to take advantage of valuation opportunities arising from the coronavirus pandemic. With its stronger focus on credit, PM Capital was not immune from drawdowns during the early stage of ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... analytics find themselves as the recipients of larger salary increases. The candidate-driven market, spawned by the coronavirus pandemic, became apparent in late 2021 and continued to mid-2022, created an expectation among many financial candidates that ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... TWUSUPER," Sandy said. "Mr Galbally's time as chair has included the Global Financial Crisis and most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Despite these challenges, Mr Galbally has led consistently and with composure." The TWUSUPER board gave its fullest ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... that seeks to deliver positive outcomes for its customers, people and shareholders," Livingstone said. "During the coronavirus pandemic, CBA has demonstrated unequivocally that a strong, stable, well capitalised banking sector is vital to Australia's ...

Advisers optimistic about revenue growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... 2021, up from 9.8% at the beginning of January 2020. Given that Australians' savings accounts have soared during the coronavirus pandemic, the survey found there are opportunities for advisers to help clients stay focused and find compelling investment ...

Magellan shuns turnaround companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... Douglass meant for the company's shareholding. MFG shares reached as high a $73.67 in February 2020 prior to the coronavirus correction. It currently trades below $19, which is 75% lower than its value two years ago.

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... reducing their cover or cancelling it all together," he said. Additionally, with so many people coming down with the coronavirus - this has compounded other health issues. Pratap added that this has made applying for life insurance more difficult because ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... increased options and the overall growth of decentralised finance. "Many cryptocurrencies have performed well since the coronavirus crisis started. From 1 January 2020, the value of Bitcoin and Ethereum have increased by 460% and 1812% respectively," ...

Credit Suisse chair resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... in the UK and Europe. Reuters reported that he flew to London via a private jet to attend Wimbledon and broke the coronavirus quarantine rules. Horta-Osório was chair for less than a year. He was previously the group chief executive of Lloyds Banking ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...
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