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Atlas Advisors makes wild investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... sanctuaries across Australia which present further acquisition and consolidation opportunities for the fund. "These are recession-proof assets that align with our strategy to ensure investment is put towards socially and environmentally responsible organisations," ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... shifts for workers who cannot work online. It couldn't have come soon enough for an economy that's now in deep recession. Japanese GDP plunged at an annualised rate of 7.3% in the December quarter - as private spending tanked after the government ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... junction, this is particularly concerning given the bleak global economic outlook and the fact that a sustained and deep recession is a real possibility," Rachcoff said. "Portfolios tilting toward high levels of growth asset risk may be flying blind ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... "coma economy". Rather, he says, countries should "take their medicine" and cut costs and restructure debts during a recession. Dent pointed to Margaret Thatcher's austerity measures as a shining example. "Let businesses fail and let better businesses ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... lies in cyclical names - however, he doesn't think it's the right time to shift just yet. "We've got the recession, we've had a bear market, we've actually started a new cycle - and credit spreads have widened so that naturally increases ...

Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... will continue to benefit clients." Further volatility in high yield is likely, the firm added, with the pending global recession likely to last several quarters. "Our thinking is to take advantage of this, adding prudently to risk," Eaton Vance said. ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... "unusually important" for salaries as the trifecta of sub-par returns, changing compensation fundamentals, and COVID-19 and recession forces companies to rethink pay packets, according to compensation consultancy firm Johnson Associates. "Clear reality ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... post-COVID-19 backdrop will be an uncertain one for investors as it will take time for the after-effects of the deep COVID-19 recession on businesses, households and policy to become visible," he said. "Ensuring the flexibility to respond to further ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... business investment in likely to remain weak for a while longer. "Generally business investment falls quite a bit during a recession, and we're not expecting anything different this time around," Allen said. "We expect business investment to be weak ...