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March ASX200 volatility worse than GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... fear, forced and panic selling, as well as reduced liquidity, are all contributing factors and all measures show a recent spike in, and currently elevated levels of, volatility." To calculate intraday volatility, Allan Gray measured the daily trading ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The chief executive of Catholic Super and Equipsuper has shared new data revealing a sharp increase in enquiries on life insurance and updates to death nominations for essential workers. Scott Cameron said the five offerings over which he serves as ...

Volatility continues to drive investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... April. Additionally, secondary capital raises ballooned in April, with more than $13 billion raised representing a 275% spike. While not reaching the highs of March - during which it recorded its 15 busiest days ever by trading volume - CommSec executive ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... do." Investors have recognized the versatility of the ETF market during periods of volatility, he argued. "We saw a sharp spike in activity, as more investors realised that they could use the ETF market in a much more varied way than they may have thought ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... preliminary estimate of a 0.4% increase was recalculated to show a 0.5% rise in the final version. At first glance, the spike in domestic retail spending appears to be counter-intuitive and abnormal given the sharp fall in consumer confidence to a nine-year ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... industry through the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to SuperFriend, the pandemic has caused a spike in inquiries from super funds, insurers and other workplaces within the sector. The organisation said call centre staff working ...

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... comes into its own," Walesby said. "If there is a more domestic issue, gold doesn't come into play as much, it might spike but it's unlikely to lead to long-term growth." Walesby said this event is going to change the way investors hold gold ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could lead emerging markets to lose the last decade in progress, as the world sinks deeper into a global recession far worse than the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to State Street Global Advisors head of global ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... December 2019 for risk products. "COVID-19 will deliver a further hard blow," Rice Warner said. The firm highlighted the sudden spike in unemployment and general economic downturn on the way, and said their combined impact would "swamp" that of the "some ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... GDP to shrink in 1H20, with only a modest recovery starting in 2H20 and extending into 2021. "Unemployment is likely to spike sharply and remain very elevated relative to pre-pandemic levels even after the recovery is underway," Fitch said. "The current ...