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BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Chinese equity valuations are near or below long-term averages and with projected growth of 15% now is the time to pounce, according to BlackRock. The investment company said the lower starting point for price/earnings ratios has mitigated downward ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... evolve, with Roy Morgan's latest figures showing 27.4% of the workforce are now unemployed or underemployed. While the health impacts of the government's social distancing measures are beginning to bear fruit with the rate of new cases having reduced ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Wall Street's rally seems to have run out of steam, with the major indexes ending the day of trade in a sea of red. Early in trade the Dow Jones surged 900-points before closing down 0.12%. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... and business continuity, existing conditions that were previously manageable becoming unmanageable, and a rise in mental health claims." With insurers' ability to manage existing claims hampered by social distancing requirements, the firm also said requirements ...

Fiducian grows adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... are in high demand as anxious investors try to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, impacting not only millions of lives through health concerns but furthermore on the economic marketplace. "Since January the world has been shaken by the impacts of the global ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Australia's banks, will soften the expected contraction and help ensure that the economy is well placed to recover once the health crisis has passed and restrictions are removed". For sure and for certain! Economic stats and surveys at the same time ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... JobKeeper and JobSeeker supplements." Governments around the country, Morrison stressed, are not only focussed on whether the health system can cope but on ensuring that the duration of limitations on movement and social distancing measures is limited. ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... said. The third factor will be policy responses. "Governments are ramping up large-scale social distancing, testing and health care infrastructure combined with economic relief," it said. Cirami added that the investment manager has seen some assets ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Australia's life insurers have committed to ensure frontline healthcare workers will not be prevented from obtaining life insurance cover due to COVID-19. The Financial Services Council said the commitment comes on behalf of participating life insurance ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... consumer investors' thoughts, but that now their attention has turned to concerns about Australia's level of debt and the health of the local economy. "Aussies are worried about the underlying economy more than they are about volatility and near-term ...