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Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... downturn in values, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne which are down 2.5% and 5.2% over the last four months compared to the lower quartile values down 0.1% and 1.2%. "Higher value markets tend to be more reactive to changes in the economic environment ...

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... us." There were recoverable expenses though, which were capped at 15bps p.a. and Pinnacle said these were expected to be lower than 5bps a year once the fund was at scale. However, the ETF did not scale up, hitting $4 million at May end. Z3RO completed ...

Banking crisis more likely in conflicted countries: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... economic policies. "Creating adequate fiscal space in normal times can reduce the likelihood of fiscal crises and in turn lower the probability of systemic banking crises," they said. "Our findings also suggest that policymakers should pay attention ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... income. Interestingly, 21% of households have less than $1000 in savings with just an average of $300 which is significantly lower than the current JobSeeker fortnightly payment. "Financial comfort levels are up for now, but many households are on the ...

Banks ordered to reduce dividend payout ratios

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... bank dividends to make ends meet," Hamson said. "However, it must be remembered that a 50% payout ratio is substantially lower than the normal bank payout ratio, and with bank profits likely to fall due to bad debt provisions, investors will probably ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... cost of holding gold is basically nil. The still uncertain outlook brought on by the pandemic could force interest rates lower and for longer. Low interest rates offer little incentive to hold bonds. Sure, there is no interest payment attached to gold ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... and Tasmania (up 7.5%)," CommSec said. "Northern Territory remains the weakest for housing finance with commitments 39.5% lower than its decade average. Commitments in Western Australia were down 33.5% on the decade-average, followed by Queensland (down ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... of the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) reforms. "If you look at the key measures [of LIF] that were originally set out - lower lapse rates, reduced premiums and better customer outcomes were the three objectives... We know we haven't achieved that, but ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... performance of their direct property portfolios relative to stated benchmarks and targets, whereas this figure is noticeably lower for global respondents with just 23% dissatisfied. The global consultancy received responses from 368 investors with combined ...

Diversity screening option launched

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... and, importantly, innovation. However, Klassen said more diversity can lead to less communication, increase group conflict, lower satisfaction and increased staff turnover. "From a quantitative perspective, corporate governance is a factor that outperforms ...