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Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... "Accessing superannuation should not be the default response to providing income support for Australians in need over the short term, so we are pleased to see that this is a temporary measure as part of a broader income support package," Loane said. ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... the modeling. Frontier's growth slowdown estimates are much larger than some others like QIC (less than -1% for both short-term and extended COVID-19 impact), OECD, Capital Economics and Oxford, but in line with another study published by Warwick ...

Buy now but can they pay later?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... company's position, hoping it would help quell investor fears of the potential for regulatory risks and a downturn in demand for short-term loans. Senior market analyst at Marcus Today, Henry Jennings said he still sees significant risk in Afterpay. ...

Superannuation fund delays custodian swap

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
A $35 billion public sector superannuation fund has deferred its transition to a new custodian, citing heightened short-term risk from COVID-19. Funds SA last July said it would end its 19-year-long custody relationship with J.P. Morgan and move to ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... rate exposures across Australia and the US, with Schroders also extending into New Zealand. The report said funds with a short-term stance have not performed as well compared to their peers. "Many shorter duration credit strategies have declined in value ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Australian investors are flocking to ETFs that allow them to short the ASX200 and the S&P 500 amid the stock market correction, doubling their assets since start of the year. The ASX 200 and S&P 500 had both lost over 20% from the start of the year ...

deVere launches global contactless advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... adviser face-to-face as they do ordinarily. "And second, the economic landscape is shifting. The global economy is facing a short and deep recession. As always, new industries will emerge and, of course, there will be winners and losers in terms of sectors ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Latest insights show the fortunes of the 2019 equities rally laggards have changed, having so far come out on top during the COVID-19 crisis. Asia and emerging market strategies have topped their diversified global equities counterparts amid the dramatic ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... consider their long term investment objectives before making decisions to change their investments," Tully said. "It has been a short period of extreme dislocation however it's important to remember that superannuation is a long term investment. ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... BNP Paribas Securities Services to suspend stock lending, effective immediately. UniSuper said restricting the ability to short-sell is in the best interests of the market. "In a normally functioning market we're comfortable lending our shares as ...