COVID-19

Tools & guides

As the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic rattle the nerves of investors, writes Jun-Bei Liu, many are turning their attention to long/short equity strategies in a bid to...

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Funds management

Investors should now focus on staying in cash, some risk assets, and staying active, after being used to a decade of low inflation and rates, according to Amundi....

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Funds management

The financial health of many companies will come under scrutiny as the economic effects of COVID-19 will expose underlying difficulties, according to Fidelity....

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Funds management

ANZ has reported a 51% decline in first half net profit to $1.55 billion with no decision on an interim dividend....

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People & Products

AZ Next Generation Advisory is to acquire a material interest in Certe Wealth Protection....

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Funds management

OneVue is expecting the sale of the Madison Group to be completed in May and will look to select a preferred bidder by the end of this week....

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Funds management

Australia’s managed funds sector saw the largest-ever net outflow in March, with close to $4 billion leaving Australian funds during the month, according to global funds ...

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Life/Risk

New research has revealed that many Australians would ditch their life insurance cover while maintaining house and car insurance if faced with financial distress....

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Financial planning

FPA, SMSFA, CA ANZ, CPA Australia and IPA financial adviser and registered tax agent members have been provided a template record of advice for clients looking to access ...

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Funds management

No Australian ETFs have closed or become unavailable for its primary activity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....

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Financial planning

Westpac has announced it expects to see $2.2 billion (pre-tax) in impairment charges in the first half of 2020, with $1.6 billion of this related to the impact of COVID-1...

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Life/Risk

Life insurers should be prepared to go further than their own Life Insurance Code of Conduct to help clients impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australia...

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Financial planning

Just weeks after deciding to separately report MLC Wealth on its balance sheet, the board of National Australia Bank has been left with some stark choices on the future o...

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Financial planning

Money Management is seeking feedback from advisers on how they view their business given the current investment environment. ...

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Policy & Regulation

There is an “overall lack of price transparency” in the interest rates of residential mortgage products, according to the interim findings of a report into home loans by ...

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