Predicted 2nd tranche early release surge become a reality Superannuation fund executives have confirmed that the predicted second tranche early release superannuation surge has become a reality. For more.

New report: COVID-19 opens opportunities for advisers Financial advisers may emerge as one of the few winners from the COVID-19 pandemic but they will have to play their cards right, according to new research from KPMG. For more.

Advised clients seeing increased financial reassurance The benefits of receiving financial advice have been highlighted in a new report which found while over half of unadvised people worried about money daily or weekly, this fell to 36% for those who received advice. For more.

Is it worth choosing an ex-20 fund? With Australian stockmarket performance dominated by the largest firms such as CSL and BHP, some investors are choosing to get a diverse portfolio via an ex-20 fund. For more.

TPB bans Brown Baldwin and Associates for five years The Victorian-based company was banned for misleading the Australian Tax Office after an investigation from the Tax Practitioners Board. For more.

Are PE-owned firms a better choice for hard times? According to Willis Towers Watson, private equity companies have structural advantages that allow them to navigate crises better. For more.

Big four lend $35.5b to coal, oil, gas since Paris Agreement Commonwealth Bank and ANZ are “the worst” offenders with each lending to projects with emissions equivalent to nearly eight years of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to Market Forces. For more.

Centuria declares Augusta Capital takeover offer unconditional Centuria Capital Group has declared its full $174 million takeover offer for New Zealand-based Augusta Capital unconditional. For more.

BNY Mellon IM CEO to retire Current chief executive Mitchell Harris will be replaced by Hanneke Smits from the beginning of October. For more.

The law of 'quant' amid a global pandemic With investors forced to navigate unpredictable stockmarkets, and with a global recession looming, it is an environment where the investing methodology that is quantitative investing comes into its own, writes Max Cappetta. For more.