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COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... peak, according to new analysis from Rainmaker Research. Many superannuation funds lost between 10% and 14% as the equity markets plunged, as at March 12. "Of Australia's $2.9 trillion overall in superannuation, about $2.2 trillion is non-self-managed. ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... billion)." The research said fears over the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak led to significant losses in equity markets during February, with the S&P 500 Index down 8.2% and the MSCI World Index Ex USA down 8.9%. Cerulli said this trend will ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... certainty." Isles also believes valuations are attractive in China. "When we look around the world, the key issue in equity markets in recent years has been an incredible divergence between defensive and growth stocks," he said. "Interestingly, Chinese ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... members switched their investments into portfolios which were subsequently revalued downward sharply after the equity markets had rebounded," the firm said. Rice Warner said the experience led to "more robust and transparent processes" for the valuation ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... second day running. This is reflected in China's stock market's relative outperformance. While most major equity markets have lost between a fifth and a third of their value this year-to-date, the Shanghai composite index is down by 10%. It would ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... it would buy A$15 billion of RMBS to facilitate small loans to consumers and small businesses." So far, so good. Equity markets have responded positively with the US and European markets finishing overnight's trading activity in the green and Asian ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... policy and which government announced new stimulus measures and by what amount. Still, little baby won't hush. Equity markets are in turmoil with headlines trying to outdo each other for a superlative to describe the crash of 2020. Hardly surprising ...

Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... (March 13), until further notice. ASIC said the steps were put in place to ensure the resilience of Australia's equity markets as COVID-19 continues to spook investors. According to the regulator, trading volumes have hit record highs over the last ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... Products, BBUS (U.S. Equities) and BBOZ (Australian Equities), both of which produced gains of more than 20% as equity markets fell," BetaShares said. For the three BetaShares "short" funds, trading volumes have increased by ten times or more from the ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... happen when things go badly. The last few weeks have been a stark reminder of the implicit downside potential of equity markets," he said. "With the increasing likelihood of a global recession, all market participants could get badly hurt, particularly ...