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COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... would prefer the comfort of their homes to the morning commute, bringing questions to the fore on the potential impact of COVID-19 on commercial real estate and office dynamics. The threat of real structure change has commercial real estate investors ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Fears super funds with memberships concentrated in the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 shutdown would feel the pain of early release more are proving largely unfounded, with funds of all kinds seeing withdrawals. While much speculation surrounded ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... i.e. income securities - bonds, will typically have one negative year in every five," Sparks said. "While the impacts of COVID-19 have been unprecedented, and are yet to fully become known, it's crucial for investors to remain steadfast during these ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... income. A similar amount, 30% to 40%, is expected to bounce back and retain similar trajectories as to before the outbreak of COVID-19. While around 20% is expected to benefit and thrive in the new world, including sectors like technology, biotech and ...

Technical Services Forum: Testing risk tolerance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... services Andrew Lowe said many financial advisers are facing the challenge of easing their client's concerns surrounding COVID-19. Lowe said one factor of key importance is testing clients' risk tolerance. "Certainly, I'm not advocating wholesale changes ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... performance included regenerative medicine company Mesoblast which rose 143% in April on back of initial data relating to a COVID-19 patient trial. Two other healthcare stocks, Medical Developments (up 42%) and Opthea (up 32%) were other positive contributors. ...

March ASX200 volatility worse than GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... with greater than 10% intraday volatility and none of them were consecutive. "Despite having fallen from its peaks, the COVID-19 volatility remains about twice the average," Allan Gray chief investment officer Simon Mawhinney said. "Sharemarkets are ...

Revenues lift 30% at Xero

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... and disciplined management of operating costs. Xero chief executive Steve Vamos said helping the firm's clients during the COVID-19 crisis was Xero's immediate priority. "Many of our customers and partners are having to adapt the way they operate while ...

New fund listing cancelled

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... credit fund has launched but plans to list it on the ASX have been scrapped due to the market volatility as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. 360 Capital announced the launch of its new Credit Income Fund that will remain unlisted to avoid impacts from ...