COVID-19

Funds management

Markets, which are already in a bullish mood due to the incoming Biden administration, are overthinking the positive vaccine news, deVere Group believes. ...

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Funds management

After announcing it is producing a COVID vaccine, Money Management looks at which funds have the highest allocation to the biotech company....

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Funds management

The firm’s profit hit was notably due to credit and other impairment charges of $447 million as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Funds management

Fee waivers provided due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced transaction volumes due to the pandemic, along with increased expenses and credit impairment charges contribute...

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Superannuation

A key Parliamentary Committee has declared its intention to scrutinise the amount of money being spent by industry funds on advertising and whether it is members’ best in...

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Funds management

Healthcare and pharmaceuticals have been named as the sectors most likely to increase in value over the 12 months, according to a survey by IG, but Australians are more d...

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Superannuation

Government backbenchers have pointed to evidence that AustralianSuper chief executive, Ian Silk, spoke to a critic of the Victorian Government COVID-19 lockdown as eviden...

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Funds management

While most of the top-performing ethical/sustainable global equity funds since the start of 2020 were active funds, almost half failed to make a return, according to data...

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Financial planning

Westpac has reported a 66% decline in full-year profit but has pointed to a strong balance sheet....

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Expert Analysis

Rates are likely to be lower for longer globally, writes Daniel Gerard, so it is up to advisers to help adjust their clients’ return expectations to the new rate environm...

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Expert Analysis

Recent events have highlighted the importance of the ESG characteristics of real asset investments as part of COVID-19 recovery programmes and to futureproof portfolios, ...

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Outsider

Outsider knows that there are those who believe that some inhabitants of Sydney’s so-called big end of town occasionally indulge in illicit substances reflective of their...

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Funds management

The bank’s statutory net profit after tax and cash profit have been hurt due to credit impairment charges on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Funds management

The asset management has emerged ‘intact’ from the COVID-19 pandemic but it remains at risk of potential liquidity challenges if there is a wave of new redemptions....

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Funds management

The easiest part of the recovery is almost over as risk assets have continued to rebound into the third quarter and the US Fed continues to support the bond market....

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