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House prices expected to tumble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
HSBC has warned Australian house prices could fall as much as 12% in 2021 as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. HSBC analysis showed Sydney house prices could fall by as much as 15% next year, while Melbourne could see a 17% drop. HSBC ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... Exchange, pre-COVID-19 crisis ETF trades accounted for approximately 4% of total trades on the ASX but during the COVID-19 pandemic, this ballooned to about 10% of total trades," he said. "This may be a reflection of the appeal of diversification and ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... this one is not being caused by a financial event or by macroeconomic policies but by society's efforts to contain a pandemic." He cited last week's Australian Bureau of Statistics data which showed 600,000 Australians had lost their jobs in April and ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs China more than it needs us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... education... and then... The coronavirus made me do it. Australia is justified in calling for an inquiry into the origins of the pandemic - so as to learn and guard against the next one. As a matter of fact, royal inquiries into anything that trouble ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... initiative, announced on Tuesday, will see insurers assess TPD claims resulting from an illness or injury occurring since the pandemic started based on the policyholder's working arrangements on March 11, the day when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. ...

From fines to prosecution: The penalties are in

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... everything it can, along with the government, to support those who are going through a hard time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "People should be assured that across all of the stimulus measures, where they are trying to do the right thing, we ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
In the pre-pandemic world, there was a lot of talk around passive investment but now that the markets have taken investors on a rollercoaster ride, are the active managers leaving or just biding their time? GQG Partners chief investment officer Rajiv ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... personal finance self-help book Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki says he feels for financial advisers amid the COVID-19 pandemic - though he won't be taking their advice. "They have a tough job, a very tough job," Kiyosaki said. Kiyosaki's own ...

916 advisers gone in three months, ASIC responds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... advisers leaving the industry and how COVID-19 could amplify the issue, as it is revealed almost 1000 left since the pandemic hit. The ASIC Financial Adviser Register has dropped by 1488 advisers since the start of this year, according to Rainmaker analysis. ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... put additional downward pressure on prices, particularly for investment property." Although the economic impact of the pandemic and the risk of a second wave of infections remain the biggest risk to markets, trade tensions between China and the US, and ...