ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |    12:11PM   With the government now expecting close to two million Australians to apply for early access to super, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume has urged those who are confused to seek financial advice.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |    12:06PM   Fiducian Financial Services has acquired a financial advice business with $56 million in funds under advice.

KANIKA SOOD  |    12:39PM   Morningstar has revealed the Australian equities funds that topped and tanked during the March quarter, which ended with S&P/ASX 200 falling nearly 30% from its February 20 all-time high.KANIKA SOOD  |    12:37PM   Challenger's Fidante Partners has sold its stake in an event-driven manager that it partnered with in 2018, according to its March quarter update which also shows superannuation funds moving to cash.

HARRISON WORLEY   Latest Rice Warner analysis shows the COVID-19 crisis is hitting an already suffering life insurance industry, hard. To survive, the industry will need to change.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Significant hikes in group insurance premiums have been put down to the Protecting Your Super reforms - with members of four superannuation funds facing premium increases of 34%.

ELIZA BAVIN   Having a highly paid team of investment professionals doesn't mean much when a Black Swan event hits.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Self-managed superannuation funds that own commercial premises leased to a related party have been handed some relief form the impacts of COVID-19.

ELIZA BAVIN  |    11:46AM   Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said while some super funds may shrink as a result of the governments early release scheme, they are well placed to manage the withdrawals.BENJAMIN ONG  |    11:38AM   So far, the US government's fiscal stimulus equates to about 11% of GDP. Whether or not the measures are enough remains to be seen, but so far so good.

ELIZA BAVIN  |    11:59AM   APRA is set to name and shame the superannuation funds that straggle in releasing member's money to them as part of the early release scheme.ELIZA BAVIN  |    11:54AM   The prudential regulator has been questioned over super fund liquidity concerns by the Senate Economics Committee.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A global multi-asset manager has appointed an industry veteran as its new chair, the head of its local operations has confirmed.KANIKA SOOD   Citi has appointed a new head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand from Deutsche Bank Australia, while also announcing new co-heads of local equity capital markets.

HARRISON WORLEY   The market impact of COVID-19 hit Australian Ethical to the tune of half a billion dollars in the first quarter, but strong inflows have helped limit the damage.HARRISON WORLEY   A debate over the adequacy of the superannuation guarantee has kicked off the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, which is now being delivered online.

ALLY SELBY  |    12:28PM   Despite global markets crashing in March, HUB24 continued to experience strong net inflows in the quarter of $1.4 billion, with gross inflows of $1.8 billion.ALLY SELBY   Morningstar has released a digital tool that will help advisers reclaim time lost on administrative tasks, so they can focus instead on engaging new clients and growing revenue.

KANIKA SOOD   There's now an index that tracks the value of collectable Hermes bags and they returned 13% in 2019, beating annual returns of other collectables like cars, jewellery, art and rare whisky.KANIKA SOOD   Sydney is more expensive than Dubai and has the world's priciest business class flights but best-value luxury shopping, says a new report.