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Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... the country. The survey, undertaken in mid-May, revealed 72% of investors were still confident about the property market's short-term prospects, down only 10% from a survey completed in September last year. It also revealed that COVID-19 had not changed ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has written to APRA chair Wayne Byres urging the regulator to conduct an investigation into vertical integration at industry super funds and related conflicts of interest. Wilson, who chairs the House of Representatives' Standing ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
New research from ETF Securities has revealed that three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw tens of millions in inflows during the second quarter, while six UBS products exited the market. The products included ETF Securities' ETFS FANG+ ETF on March ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... said. "I don't think it would take much to scare people away from the market." Investors had been looking through the short-term pain and dismal economic data to focus instead on support measures from governments and central banks to push equity ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... doing so if dipping into our retirement savings to support the economy becomes a regular occurrence. "It's important that a short-term approach to the current crisis does not create a long-term crisis for Australia's retirement savings. If members' super ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has encouraged investors to plan for the worst and hope for the best as central bank liquidity props up equity markets. However, he warns, "hope is not a strategy", and recommends investors accept that things ...

Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... markets, fallen angels and the energy sector, the investment manager said. In terms of primary issuance, companies looking for short-term financing to weather the pandemic would provide excellent opportunities for high-yield investors, Eaton Vance said. ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... he recommends investors look to historical crashes and rebounds to determine value. Through this lens, Alankar argues a short-lived bounce in stock prices isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first ...

Platform to shine light on structured products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... team have been accepted into its flagship startups program. "We are impressed with this innovative solution, delivered in a short amount of time," Fiona Simms, ISV director at Microsoft Australia said. "It demonstrates a deep understanding of the market ...