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Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... which would have normally been paid in September. "Asset risk premiums have widened significantly following COVID-19 pandemic market sell-off with investment grade fixed income providing compelling risk adjusted returns. Illiquidity premiums are attractive," ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New data shows sharemarket engagement has ticked up since the COVID-19 pandemic set in, as more Australians work from home. Latest nabTrade data reveals applications to the share trading platform increased 360% over the last quarter, with trading volumes ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New research has revealed the extent of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation's retirees, with many now fearful for the future. In a survey of 1007 current and prospective retirees nationwide, Allianz Retire+ found that four ...

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... start of 2020 has seen an explosion of scams exploiting the bushfire crisis in Australia as well as the global COVID-19 pandemic," she said. "At a time when Australians can least afford to lose money to scammers we need more than ever to stay on top ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Morrison said. "We are very aware of the significant blow that Australians are being hit with through the course of this pandemic." While the figures are quite startling, they are a month behind and the Prime Minister said they do not reflect the gradual ...

EM winners, losers emerge in COVID-19 struggle

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The pandemic has created compelling investment opportunities in emerging markets, while the bigger players face increasing scrutiny over their bungled responses and dismal transparency. That's according to Michael Cirami, co-director of global income ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Victoria. The state yesterday recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, which Premier Daniel Andrews said served as a reminder the pandemic was "far from over". "Since Monday, New South Wales has recorded nine new cases, and Queensland and Western Australia ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... APRA's MySuper heat map has largely disappeared thanks to the volatility imposed on financial markets by the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontier Advisors' analysis points out the three year performance to 30 June 2019 of each MySuper fund showed strong, positive ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... three phases, entering the lockdown, exiting, and finally escaping the lockdown when there is a medical solution to the pandemic. "Many countries are now in the second phase, as they reopen, with early signs of recovery, but with risks of second waves ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... three months to April following a 2.0% contraction in the previous month. Worse, despite the government's recent pandemic initiatives (which limited the deterioration in the unemployment rate - 3.9% in April from a half-century low of 3.8% in November ...