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Top picks for dividends during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... billion to $50.7 billion, according to UBS estimates. "The 30% decline in DPS under our scenario is in line greater than the GFC where DPS fell by 28%...We note on the balance of probability, it is more likely DPS will fall by > 30% this time than by ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... "People have definitely taken an interest in the SMSF sector and establishing an SMSF and this mirrors what we saw in the GFC," she said. "People were maybe not so happy with their APRA fund and wanted to take control of their super themselves." Fleming ...

Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... fact, we have not witnessed the GLI asset class trading at this large a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value since the GFC," Greenup said. "Listed infrastructure firms are trading at very low earnings multiples despite interest rates being low ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... said. "It's important for members to know that they'll also be helping the economy bounce back, just like they did with the GFC, by investing in infrastructure and other things that create jobs and keep business strong. "Saving for your future is just ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... 78.4 in March from 96.9 in February and 104.2 in January. Business confidence has also fallen to its lowest level since the GFC to 56 in March from 65 in February and 76 in January. As such, the BOK expects GDP growth "to fall considerably below the ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... swings we have seen in the market," he said. Burns said CommSec had stood up to the increased activity so far. During the GFC, the platform "would have done trades amounting to 90,000 to 100,000" on key days during the GFC. "Over the past few weeks ...

Asset values could drop to 2017 levels: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... unlisted property assets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is "more comparable" to what happened around the time of the GFC than the early 90s recession. As a result, Reid said that when applying a 10% write down to the overall Property Council of ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... at which markets have declined during this pandemic turned economic crisis is far faster than that experienced during the GFC," Kelly said. "During periods of heightened volatility, super funds are often swamped with members looking to switch out of ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... perform well, the NFP funds perform well," Dunnin explained. "But there is a lot of water to go under the bridge yet." After the GFC, it took just two years for MySuper products to recover, Dunnin added. "It's encouraging that so far the CFC fall isn't ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... retail investors are almost as concerned now as they were in December 2011, when they recorded their highest level of post-GFC concern for the state of the world's investment markets. Currently, investor concern registers at 7.2 out of 10, half a point ...