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Super funds need to act like banks: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... release super scheme. A number of funds have devalued their unlisted assets in response to the effects of the global pandemic, leading to concerns over their liquidity.

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen Australia's healthcare sector soar as our financials, energy and real estate sectors plummet. However, S&P Dow Jones Indices senior director of global equity indices Michael Orzano said it's a trend that has been ...

Funds have five days to hand over cash: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... is a very challenging time for all Australians. These measures will ensure that Australians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive this vital financial support as quickly as possible." Australians can access up to $10,000 of their super before ...

Liquid and ready: Cbus

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... infrastructure. Atkin said the new development would support up to 2000 construction jobs as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. "This landmark project comes at such an important time for the construction industry in South Australia," he ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could lead emerging markets to lose the last decade in progress, as the world sinks deeper into a global recession far worse than the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to State Street Global Advisors head of global ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Long lines outside Centrelink branches have become defining images of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian economy. But what impact will it have on the stigma associated with welfare? When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 2020 ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... control of their super themselves." Fleming added that early indications are pointing to a 6% rise in March, back to pre-pandemic levels. "[Looking at the numbers] we can really pick that time when COVID-19 was making a massive impact in terms of community ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... unfold, with the firm instead focused on helping advisers and their clients make their way through the early stages of the pandemic, particularly as advisers were busy adjusting to new working arrangements. Rady said Allianz Retire+ responded to the ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... fund has managed to lock in gains from a tail-risk hedging strategy during recent market volatility amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Vision Super has had tail-risk protection in place for its defined benefit plan for a few years. Chief investment officer ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Goldman chief executive David Solomon said in the firm's quarterly report. "As public policy measures to stem the pandemic take root, I am firmly convinced that our firm will emerge well-positioned to help our clients and communities recover." Disappointing ...