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Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... environment. "We are going through an unprecedented period of government and central bank intervention with extremely low interest rates and high levels of liquidity," he said. "Under normal conditions investors would seek out the best investment opportunities. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... employment would save rather than spend the dollars governments' are handing out, much less borrow even on zero interest rates. So too would businesses. While those in the travel, tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors are hardest hit, theseindustries ...

Cash earnings fall, MLC sale pending: NAB

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... reflective of the current operating environment, characterised by volatile markets, subdued credit demand, low interest rates, cost pressures and deteriorating asset quality," he said. "In navigating these near-term challenges, we have not lost sight ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... relative to term deposits," he said. "Advisers are now aware that AAA is offering a better alternative and when the interest rates are as low as they are at the moment, every basis point counts." While Vynokur said he does not have the visibility to ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... unable to sustain the dividend policy noting changes in the market environment. The market factors include lower interest rates, subdued rates of economic and earnings growth, lower dividend yields, lower capital growth in the mid-cap sector and ongoing ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... term will dampen inflation, there are fears of an inflationary scenario in which central banks are unable to hike interest rates due to the unprecedented amount of outstanding debt in the economy," it said. "Risk managers are seeking robust portfolios ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... "While we see attractive relative value at the sector level in EM credit, we believe that selective opportunities remain in rates and currencies away from many of the large benchmark constituents." The IMF recently revised GDP forecasts down for EM by ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... was able to make some gains due to the divestment of its wealth businesses which offset some losses due to lower interest rates and COVID-19. "We have now substantially divested our wealth management businesses in line with our simpler, better bank strategy," ...

Rejigging retirement income: First Sentier Investors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Minbatiwala said that retirement income solutions were relatively easy in an old regime where there were higher interest rates and a number of asset classes providing sufficient level of income to meet the needs. "Now the challenge has changed and what ...

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... with new members, she said, and have all moved or are in the process of moving the members wrongly charged 'smoker' rates to non-smoker or blended rates. "Many have decided to refund affected members, in part or in full, for the higher insurance ...

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REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN
REI Super is farewelling its chief executive Jarrod Coysh, after more than seven years in the role.

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI
After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month.

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law.

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI
The Queensland industry fund has welcomed a cyber security expert to its board of trustees, bolstering its oversight on heightened cyber security risk.

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