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Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... information regarding life insurance inside their super. Head of group insurance at MetLife Australia James Carey said the spike in interest in super and insurance was understandable, given the ongoing financial stress being felt by many as a result ...

Zurich pledges to COVID-19 support

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... distribute additional essential food and grocery items to around 2400 charities around Australia, who are experiencing a spike in demand given the economic downturn associated with COVID-19. Brianna Casey, chief executive of Foodbank Australia, said ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... March and 44.12 in April. Triple3, in its investor updates for last two months admitted to having missed the volatility spike for March. "[After rallying to February], as the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world, the S&P 500 suffered a horrendous ...

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Stock exchanges around the world are reporting an uptick in their profits, as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Tokyo and Japan exchanges have all reported a surge in their revenues ...

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 ...