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Lockdown measures cost $4bn a week: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Australians safe. "National Cabinet agreed to bring forward the review of the first phase of removing baseline restrictions on Friday 8 May 2020, including an assessment of achievement against precedent conditions," Morrison said. The IMF had previously ...

Early release of super numbers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... members to be paid after approval being just 1.6 business days. Hostplus told Financial Standard as at close of business on Friday, 24 April 2020, it had received 84,613 claims under the ERS scheme. The fund has paid out a total of $603 million so far ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... issued at $2.90, a 7.9% discount from Charter Hall's real estate investment trust's (ASX: CQR) closing price on Friday. The proceeds from the capital raise will strengthen the REIT's balance sheet and provide flexibility amid the COVID-19 ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... (USO), Bloomberg reported. Oil prices' crash has made OOO the worst-performing ETF for all listed on the ASX. It ended Friday down nearly -70% since the start of the year, as well as on a 12-month basis. On Thursday, BetaShares announced the ETF ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... investors on platforms. AMP Capital's wholesale global equity - growth fund for platform investors (Class M) was closed last Friday. The decision was taken by the fund's responsible entity, National Mutual Funds Management Limited. "A reduction in the ...

Regal Atlantic fund down 58.6%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... Atlantic Absolute Return Fund has undoubtedly been challenging this month," Regal said in an investment update sent on Friday afternoon. "While we had been wary of the growing infection rates of the COVID-19 virus internationally, we underestimated the ...

Aberdeen Standard global equities funds downgraded

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... impacts of the change in leadership, but noted the portfolio's style drift as it cut the rating of four funds to neutral on Friday. "While Byrne's promotion brings additional people management and commercial development responsibilities, it's important ...

FEW launches Livestream series

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
In response to COVID-19, Financial Executive Women has launched an industry-first Livestream event series for its members. FEW Connect, which will showcase industry leaders and experts four days a week, is open to all members and staff of FEW's ...

Challenger shuffles life portfolio asset allocations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... prescribed capital amount divided by Life closing investment assets) lowered from 13.3% at end of last year to 10.9% on Friday. "Challenger Life is required to value all assets and liabilities supporting the Life business at fair value. Following the ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... is a part of the process." Other index providers have so far stuck to their rebalancing schedule. FTSE rebalanced last Friday and is due for the next one on May 31.