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COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... billion from Australia's superannuation system since the ASX's February 20 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 ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... global economy in 2021." This will allow the global economy to undo most of this damage by 2024, Morningstar said. The research house said there had been more buying than selling opportunities as of late, with the Australian benchmark currently trading ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... fund strategies in the US during February, representing a single-month decline of nearly 5%, according to Cerulli. The research found ETF assets also plunged in February, declining nearly 7% to US$4.1 trillion ($6.8 trillion). "The sharp drop is tied ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... marriage than 12 months ago. Explaining how it anticipates the pandemic will impact Australia's super funds, the research firm said funds would be forced to cut costs as the asset-based fees or indirect costs charged to their investment portfolio ...

Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... retirement savings cost is $43,000 - that is half the cost foregone by the younger member," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "If a 30 year old takes the cash...[it] could eventually cost them $80,000. But if you ...

First Sentier nabs Nikko executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... Management to follow new opportunities. Today, First Sentier has announced Koster will join as head of investment product research and assurance. Koster will lead the investment product research and asssurance team, which is focused on building a global ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... government is now allowing due COVID-19 is about 25% higher than the $8000 average release," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. "Some critics may not be happy about this provision but let's put it in context: in the last few ...

VicSuper investments chief joins Hostplus

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... officer, Pacific Current Group (formerly Treasury Group) chief investment officer, and Frontier Advisors' head of manager research. At Hostplus, he will work alongside existing deputy chief investment officer Greg Clerk, and lead the fund's investments ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... current climate, due to higher than average exposures to cash and other low volatility assets, according to Rainmaker research. Around a quarter of the SMSF sector is held in cash and about 45% is held in shares, compared to other super funds that hold ...

Nikko executive departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... to working with Nikko, Koster was a senior investment consultant at Mercer for over 10 years, focusing on asset class research and portfolio construction, and development of the strategic research agenda. The news comes after the announcement that Rob ...