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The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... significant losses at a time when they need their savings the most. "While some investors have decades to ride out volatility and heavy capital losses, investors nearing and in retirement are not among them," director Tom Rachcoff said. "They need to ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... noted that as of mid-May, the S&P 500 was up 31% since its trough, and in-line with September 2019 levels, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index was up 7% for the year. "This is all rather eye popping when one considers the current macro-economic backdrop," ...

Super escapes COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... crisis it's only back to where it was a year ago. Two-thirds of that decrease came from APRA-regulated funds, with equity-heavy retail super funds bearing the biggest brunt. While retail super accounts for about one-quarter of superannuation assets ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... (such as allocating significant capital to ME Bank when it has never returned a dividend), conflicts of interest (such as heavy exposure to ISPT and IFM Investors) and low transparency (such as IFM Investors' failure to answer basic questions on remuneration." ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... words, the Aussie currency tends to perform well when markets are rising, which is linked to demand for Australia's resources-heavy exports."

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... "This is particularly the case in times of severe market uncertainty where strong emotions and behavioural biases have a heavy hand in decision-making." The firm also found that of those who make an active investment choice within their super, only 30% ...

Challenger launches new retirement tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... According to Challenger chief executive distribution, product and marketing Angela Murphy, the firm decided to "do more of the heavy lifting", to help time-poor advisers explain the risks retirees face, including educating Australians about the benefits ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... of the structure of asset allocation and manager selection within portfolios as advisors seek to make them a little more "heavy weather" resistant," he said. It is for this reason, Karagianis said the role of an investment consultant has never been more ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... quarter of the year. Perpetual multi-asset head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood said the poor data had resulted in heavy losses around the world overnight. "The MSCI World Index declined by -0.9% overnight with losses in all Northern Hemisphere ...

Property takes $237m hit

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... (-$454 million), while sales in Melbourne have dropped 85% (-$584 million) in the past eight weeks. Adelaide also suffered heavy blows, with sales down 83% compared to the same period last year, while Brisbane is the only market to show a moderate improvement ...