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The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... efficient, diversified, and relatively simple. For the investor who isn't a master stock picker, which arguably, very few of us are, passive investments are the perfect strategy to capture the return of markets... over the long term. Vanguard Investment ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... it comes to small boutiques and independent financial advice firms, however, the pay cuts have been minimal. "We've had a few advice practices call saying they actually need to bulk up their support staff," Gordon said. He suggested market volatility ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... about volatility, or risk more broadly." The multi-billion investment manager has reduced its equity exposure over the last few weeks. "We've been taking a defensive stance - we're at about half of our usual exposure for equities, as defined by our NAA," ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... toilet paper and pasta and rice and beers, Australian consumers would have much of their essentials taken care of for the next few months, suggesting a sharp decline in retail spending going forward. This is supported and indicated by the deepening pessimism ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... corporate partner to Financial Executive Women to provide staff with ongoing educational and professional support. IOOF has joined FEW as a diamond partner in a move that also sees IOOF chief executive Renato Mota join the advocacy body's FEW Good ...

Managed accounts use broadens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... volatility to nurse clients through difficult moments, particularly as more advisers shift towards wealth coaching. "Over the last few years, the role of financial planners has shifted from 'investment adviser' to 'wealth coach'. Managed accounts are ...

Oil tanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... the coronavirus pandemic, and the main US storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma expected to fill up in a matter of weeks, very few want to be stuck with oil barrels that they have to take delivery on at some point during May". Sinking oil prices came despite ...

Millions jobless within weeks: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... also of the belief that the six-month JobKeeper package will obscure much of the rise in unemployment to come over the next few months. Nevertheless, the institute still believes Australia's unemployment rate will rise to between 10 and 15%. "Spatial ...

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... of the end of 2019, becoming the third-largest sector in the index behind financials and materials," Orzano said. "Just a few months later, healthcare has increased to nearly 15% of the S&P/ASX 200, approaching the size of the materials sector." Its ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... bear market, he said, investors start to buy economically sensitive or cyclical stocks, which has not happened in the last few weeks. Taw believes the crisis will shift the way we invest. "One thing I am sure of is that the quarterly economic contraction ...