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NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... 12-month return of -3%. For context, the average rolling 12-month return for the MySuper index during the Global Financial Crisis got as low as -20%," he said. "The YTD MySuper index return to March end is -6%." Rainmaker's analysis does not include ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... moment)," Berry said. "Furthermore, the balance sheet of REITs are in better shape than they were before the Global Financial Crisis, with lower gearing, more diversified debt, longer tenure and higher internal cover ratios - these are all positives. ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... are simply more vulnerable to the shutdown." However, the current downturn is different to that of the Global Financial Crisis, Potter said. "The banks themselves have more than twice as much capital as they had going into the GFC and less exposure to ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... that members change investment options is in response to market volatility. We saw this happen during the global financial crisis," Silk said. "Experience tells us that this is ill-advised, as they won't be in a position to benefit when markets rebound ...

Court confirms Storm Financial founders breached duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... are unlikely to receive any further remediation. To date, the Cassimatis' have maintained it was the Global Financial Crisis that led to the losses - not the Storm model. Storm clients included a part-time librarian on $17,500 a year and his retired ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... surpasses 21,000, the global economy has taken a beating that many have described as being worse than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. With about 3000 confirmed cases in Australia, according to the Department of Health, social distancing measures ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... needs when they need it most," he said. "NAB is open for business. We continued lending throughout the Global Financial Crisis and we'll continue to lend through this." Analysis by RateCity.com.au found that just 2% of term deposit rates on its database ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... him to institute the same measures for SMSF pensioners that the Rudd Government introduced during the Global Financial Crisis. In 2008, the government made a temporary reduction to the minimum pension payment to assist SMSF pensioners who suddenly found ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the highest of highs, and conversely, the lowest of lows. From the 1987 stock market crash to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, what is so different about this situation that has investors so spooked? The main consensus; the COVID-19 outbreak is not ...

Recovery expected in 2021: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... said. "The outlook for global growth for 2020 it is negative-a recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse. But we expect recovery in 2021." Georgieva said it is paramount to prioritise containment and strengthen health systems ...