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Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of House Price Expectations fell to 6.6% in March, the largest monthly decline since February 2019, Peleg said. Peleg believes housing prices will continue to fall as population growth and employment decelerate. "While ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... those looking to rebalance their portfolios move to cash, or buy equities which have fallen significantly since their February 21 peak, must now take an extra hit if they exit a fund. "Typically, the indicative net asset value is calculated at the midpoint ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... don't always go up, and sometimes they don't go up for a long time," Doyle said. "I think the last ten-years, prior to February, was the exception and not the rule." So, will the lessons be learnt this time around; will the 'COVID-crash' change the way ...

VFMC confirms new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... close to seven years in the role. She has since been appointed chief risk officer at TelstraSuper, taking on the role in February.

Shortseller ordered to pay $900,000 by court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... income. RFF dragged it to court last year saying Bonitas's claims were false and won in the judgement handed down in February. Damages were to be declared in March. The court, this week, set the costs payable by Bonitas and Wiechert at $530,201 and damages ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... the COVID-19 sell-off. In its latest report, Morningstar analysed the returns of different multi-asset strategies from February 21 until March 25, to discover the winners and losers of the market downturn. Balanced fund returns for Morningstar-rated ...

VanEck rejigs China A-shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... fund that invests in a NYSE-listed VanEck fund (PEK); both were the first A-shares funds in their respective markets. On February 26, the board of the NYSE-listed fund decided to change the reference index by May this year. They opted for an index from ...

First in first out?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... all of the index's sub-components. The official non-manufacturing PMI recorded an even bigger jump - 52.3 in March from February's record low of 29.6 - that's also due to a noticeable improvement in demand and business confidence. But before you cry ...

Chant West sale hits roadblock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... planned $12 million purchase of Chant West's superannuation business, saying the latter has been materially affected since February, but Chant West is digging its heels in. On February 18, Chant West Holdings and Zenith (through its 100% owned subsidiary ...

Multi-boutique insto head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... boutique but has expanded to a multi-boutique model with 60 staff and $12.8 billion in assets under management as at February end.