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QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... refund on overpaid premiums for about two and a half years because he had been eligible for lower "professional" occupational rates that the fund introduced on 1 July 2016. QSuper refused to refund Lam, saying on 27 May 2016, it sent Lam sufficient information ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Empire State Index plummeted 57 points to -78.2 in April, its lowest level on record, and the NAHB housing index, which rates builder confidence, tumbled to its lowest level since June 2012. Shaw and Partners senior investment adviser Adam Dawes told ...

Boutique buys out Bennelong

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Australian investors challenged by today's 'lower for longer' equity growth environment and historically low interest rates," MacLeod said. "We look forward to leveraging our track record and momentum to pursue new opportunities." Bennelong ...

Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... value since the GFC," Greenup said. "Listed infrastructure firms are trading at very low earnings multiples despite interest rates being low to negative around the world. "I do get worried about governments and central banks printing money, but I sleep ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... with COVID-19, while the country's death toll has hit 61. Investors are betting their wealth on the belief that infection rates are slowing, Natixis chief market strategist Dave Lafferty said. "Global equities (MSCI World) are up 23% off the bottom as ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... said as China emerges from this crisis, they expect a rebound in income growth to high single digits and high homeownership rates aiding discretionary spending. "The urbanisation trend is another catalyst as one-third of China's population remains rural ...

ClearView promotes resilience

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... several business impacts form the spread of the virus, including direct claim impacts using assumed infection and mortality rates, indirect claim impacts such as an educed economic downturn, asset value impacts, adverse impacts on the delivery of key ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... disability claims" to emanate directly from the virus, pointing to studies which show unemployment and disability claim rates are directly correlated. "In addition, workers compensation claims in Australia are also closely correlated to unemployment," ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... MySuper products run by NFP funds - including some of the country's largest - that declare daily unit prices and crediting rates. The analysis shows returns across the 15 funds ranged from -5.4% to -12.6% during March, equating to an average return of ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... while the high yield market and loans are down 15-20%, Sivapalan said. In comparison, equities have shed 30-35%. In terms of rates, bonds are starting to look quite stable, he said. "On the rates side, bonds are starting to be quite anchored because ...