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COVID-19 inspires pump and dump scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... 13 April 2020. "We allege that Nielsen engaged in multiple forms of deception to exploit investors amidst the COVID-19 pandemic," said SEC director of the San Francisco regional office Erin Schneider. "Investors should be aware of the potential for stock ...

Bad news for BDMs despite industry-wide uptick

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... regarding the impact of COVID-19 on hiring. It found that after widespread hiring freezes earlier in the year as the pandemic created uncertainty, the tide has turned and now less than 10% of organisations have no plans to recruit in the next three months. ...

Property yet to show COVID-19 pain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... occurring for the past 10 years," Kelly said. "Our next report will reflect the impacts of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the sales and rental markets."

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... reopening for business in a growing number of countries around the planet suggests that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic maybe (is?) behind us. As such, equity markets are going on a tear. After losing nearly a third of their value this year to ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... for multiple purposes," Lopes said. "Robust data analytics is more crucial than ever, particularly now during a global pandemic of unprecedented proportions, enabling risk managers to generate insights and risk strategies in these uncertain times." The ...

Hundreds of billions ripped from super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... standing at $2.82 billion, the industry had crossed the $3 trillion mark in December of 2019, just months before the pandemic arrived. The ABS said super assets invested in shares lost almost $111 billion during the quarter, representing a 23% fall. ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... (ECB) gets more policy provision going. At its June 4 Governing Council meeting, the central bank raised the size of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) by €600 billion to a total of €1,350 billion, extended the duration of the program ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... month, Australia's MySuper options have generated positive returns, after a couple of negative months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest Rainmaker research shows the average return for MySuper products in May was 2.1%, which followed the 3.2% return ...

What advisers need to know: BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... Ashenden has observed a significant increase in calls for technical support from financial advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The level of queries and questions we were getting through from advisers was almost at the level we expect to receive post-Budget," ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... two consecutive quarters of negative growth - this time, there's no escape. "Clearly, with this once in a century pandemic, the impact on the economy has been very severe, the impact in the June quarter will be even more severe," Frydenberg said. ...