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SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... people who are frustrated, upset, angry and aggressive. This can be even more difficult to manage when working remotely, whether by phone or online," Lydon pointed out. "If not managed empathetically and effectively, customers experiencing distress or ...

Funds have five days to hand over cash: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... to take advantage of the scheme. So far, funds have not made this modelling public despite multiple reports questioning whether some funds have the appropriate liquidity to implement the government's plan. Financial Standard previously reported that ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... regulatory relief from the government in order to better help consumers work out which stimulus measures they qualify for and whether they should access superannuation early. To assist the provision of advice around early access to super, ASIC has allowed ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... other aspects of the decision." According to court documents: "The central issue in this appeal initially appeared to be whether AFCA's decision was invalid because the powers purportedly exercised by it under s 1055 of the Corporations Act 2001 ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... order to mitigate downside risks to the economy and ease volatility in financial markets. In this process it will judge whether to adjust the degree of monetary policy accommodation, while thoroughly assessing the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, its ...

Never say never to RBA help: First State Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... market", despite First State having recently repriced its own unlisted assets, like other super funds, out of cycle. Asked whether the COVID-19 fallout would see the fund delay its plans to merge with VicSuper - as other funds have - Graham said the ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... under the guise of a balanced portfolio, I would be currently incarcerated." Rocks told Financial Standard the issue of whether super funds and their balanced options are really serving consumers comes down to the fact that terms like "balanced" and ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... "We also see a boost in healthcare from domestic spending and manufacturing scale and efficiencies in time to market." Whether it is healthcare, consumer, or internet-related areas, the market caps of many Chinese companies are a fraction of their peers ...

Australia's AAA rating at risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... "negative" by S&P. The outlook revision does not guarantee the rating will be officially downgraded as it will depend on whether the COVID-19 outbreak has long-term effects. "With household indebtedness at elevated levels, this could delay the process ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... higher levels of volatility and uncertainty," Doyle said. D'Amato said investors are trying to bet their wealth on whether things will get better or worse. "Markets are trying to be pre-emptive, but we have a strong barometer coming up with US quarterly ...