COVID-19

Funds management

There has been a “significant escalation” in the use of illiquid assets, according to BT, despite liquidity being “more important than ever” since the market dislocations...

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Features

As managers focus on the beneficiaries of COVID-19, there is one sector which has both performed strongly during the pandemic and should continue to do so after, writes L...

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Features

The financial consequences of COVID-19 combined with legislative changes mean this will be an unusual tax year for many, Oksana Patron writes....

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Funds management

Contrary to claims that they exacerbated market movements, exchange traded funds provided stability and liquidity during last year’s market downturn, according to Millima...

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Funds management

The financial, resource and consumer discretionary sectors are among the pro-cyclical sectors that will be the driving force when it comes to post-COVID market growth, ac...

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Financial planning

The delay to the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out could cost the Government more than $4 billion and increase the likelihood of lockdowns and restrictions....

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Funds management

Up to 12,000 financial planners in Australia are currently using or intend to use managed accounts, according to the joint report from State Street Global Advisors and In...

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Life/Risk

Life insurance claims specialist, Col Fullagar says life insurers appear to be falling back into their bad old ways, including using the Government’s COVID-19 stimulus me...

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Funds management

The AB Managed Volatility Equities fund from AllianceBernstein will begin trading on the Chi-X Australia platform....

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Features

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for technological change in the industry but, Chris Dastoor writes, a major issue remains in how technology can address the accessibility of ...

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Expert Analysis

Positive trends are arising from COVID-19, writes Adam Grotzinger, which create mispriced opportunities in corporate bonds....

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Funds management

The gross domestic product growth in Australia is likely to be lower than most other developed nations this year, according to Russell Investments’ global outlook....

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Funds management

South East Asian countries that rely on tourism and are experiencing delays in receiving and distributing the COVID-19 vaccine will see a prolonged dip in their markets...

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Financial planning

The threat of rising inflation has been voted as the largest tail risk for markets, surpassing the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time in a year, according to Bank of Am...

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Financial planning

COVID-19 saw 34% of households hold an adult child during 2020, but that number has declined as the country recovers from the pandemic....

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Ralph

How did the licensee not check this - they should be held to task over it. Obviously they are not making sure their sta...

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JOHN GILLIES

Faking exams and falsifying results..... Too stupid to comment on JG...

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PETER JOHNSTON- AIOFP

Must agree to disagree with you on this one Keith, with the Banks/Institutions largely out of advice now is the time to ...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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