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APRA heat map update in doubt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... of September, to support its regulated entities to maintain their operations and support customers in the face of the pandemic. APRA said the decision would allow it to "intensify" its focus on monitoring and responding to the impact of a rapidly changing ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
The superannuation sector has been called on to act as a key pillar in Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the early release of super a central tenet of the government's new policy initiatives. The government's latest suite ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... to 15%, all of which will be held in US dollars. In a portfolio update, Douglass warned of the economic impacts of the pandemic. "The COVID-19 virus is a fast-moving and fluid situation. The most likely outcome of the efforts to contain this health emergency ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... will almost certainly see a large rise in defaults." The Australian government has been too slow to act on the COVID-19 pandemic, Walker said. "At the moment, our government seems to think money can solve a pandemic. It cannot," he said. "Only through ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... continuing to work with their retired clients to navigate the current market volatility and the uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Reduced minimum payment rates would provided an additional strategy to manage these challenges." The letter is the latest ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... of the virus. TAL and MLC Life have introduced new policy provisions for any new customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but existing customers will still be covered. A TAL spokesperson told Financial Standard : "TAL continues to provide cover ...

Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... law firm is calling for upcoming changes to default insurance within superannuation to be postponed, as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater and Gordon ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Ethics Authority has cancelled the scheduled April adviser exam, with advisers set to take it online as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. FASEA has been forced to cancel its April face-to-face exams. Recognising the difficulties posed by the current circumstances ...

JP Morgan commits $86m to COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... million (US$50 million) to address global public health and long-term economic challenges from the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as the World Health Organisation reports 786 new coronavirus-related deaths overnight, bringing the total death count ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... rally is feeling more possible than the continuing declines recently seen. "We still have a lot to learn as to how this pandemic is developing, but for now, in the market, there we are seeing more interest in entry points now than we have for a while ...