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Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... still very conservative in terms of my positioning. What I've learned over time, whether it's the '87 crash or the GFC, is you're better off erring on the side of caution." Wilson is still slightly bearish, and believes the economic recovery ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... as a result. "Funds' balances have fallen on the back of market shocks on listed and unlisted assets rivalling those of the GFC. Further, they are facing unprecedented calls on benefits and will suffer reduced contribution flows through increased unemployment," ...

Technical Services Forum: Testing risk tolerance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... sustainability of those clients' retirement income strategies in these uncertain markets," he said. In the decade after the GFC, Lowe said over half of Australian retirees were concerned about the prospect of a future significant event or crisis. "Out ...

March ASX200 volatility worse than GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Nine trading days in March showed volatility above 10% for S&P/ASX 200, with seven of them being consecutive days. During the GFC (between 2007 and 2009), there were only four trading days with greater than 10% intraday volatility and none of them were ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... said markets are not cheap. "With a forward PE ratio of approximately 15.5x these valuations are much higher than during the GFC where the average PE ratio over 2008-10 was 12.5x on a forward basis," he said. "Given the recovery is anticipated to be ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... dividends and a further 3% suspended them completely. Dividends paid by the market fell by 16% between 2008 and 2009." During the GFC, the peak to trough fall in dividends per share was 33%, he said, as new share issuance further diluted yield for existing ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... Hyde Park compared with COVID-19. Ex-BOE governor Mark Carney must be thanking his lucky stars he only had to deal with the GFC and Grexit and Brexit. Andrew Bailey, who succeeded Carney effective 16 March 2020 (three days after the World Health Organisation ...

MySuper bounces back

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... returns are now averaging -4.8%. However, the results pale in comparison to the troubles suffered during the worst of the GFC, when the MySuper 12-month index dropped all the way to -21% in December 2008. Rainmaker said the strong April performance is ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... the sharp drop in the VStoxx (Euro Stoxx 50 Volatility Index) - the eurozone's version of the fear gauge - from a near-GFC high reading of 85.62 points on the 16th of March this year to 38.32 points as at 4th of May. This, in turn, has improved the ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... track record of predicting market crashes, surging 118% prior to the dot-com bubble in 200, and hitting 100% prior to the GFC. It comes after US GDP slumped by 4.8% in the first quarter of the year. Perpetual multi-asset head of investment strategy Matt ...