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The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones has recorded its shortest bear market in the index's history, as investors regain confidence in a market rife with volatility. The Dow experienced its strongest three days in nine decades after record weekly US jobless claims came ...

Early super access impact double Treasury estimates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... this, and by providing the tools and information that are required to make decisions, funds will ensure that irrespective of short-term volatility, the retirement of members remains healthy."

Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The current market corrections caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns have sparked warnings from some not to forget the lessons of 2008 - especially, don't underestimate mortgage defaults. Thomas J. Barrack, a US private equity ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
Self-managed super fund professionals and trustees may be feeling some deja-vu, as the same measures that were used in 2008 have been brought in to guide the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... exposure to equities -- the recent equity market correction placed them into overweight positions - or investors covering short positions. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. The overriding question is, are these measures enough to sustain market confidence ...

ATO called to assist in early release super scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... tranches of $10,000 each. The convenor of the Actuaries Institute's Superannuation Practice Committee, Tim Jenkins, said short-term demand from investors for early access to their superannuation would exceed $25 billion if 1.35 million working Australians ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... to Factset. The news generated optimism in the markets but the overriding question is will this new-found hope repeat the short burst of confidence generated with every cent of stimulus announced by the US Federal Reserve - from an inter-meeting 50 bps ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... Morningstar releases its latest report on the emerging trends and disruptions across the global economy amid the pandemic. Despite short-term growth being damaged, Morningstar predicts a global economic recovery next year. "We expect near-term impact ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... flows back home and that has a disproportionate impact on emerging markets," he said. "But a massive dislocation in the short term in emerging markets will lead to a lot of attractiveness in the asset class. "Once we stabilise, money will come back into ...

Why remediation jobs aren't short-term

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
The woman who ran BT Financial Group's advice remediation program has revealed what financial advisers need to know about remediation, and why some of the banks may make their remediation teams permanent. Melissa Bogg was program director and head ...