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FASEA provides CPD relief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... difficult," the authority said. With events on hold due to COVID-19 and advisers facing extra pressure amid market volatility, completing CPD by the end of the financial year has been a big ask for many. Advisers will be required to complete 40 hours ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... subjective (as funds use different techniques), and they will be subject to wide variations from year to year due to market volatility. Consequently, they are not a sensible base for peer comparisons." Analysing the range of target returns above CPI ...

Managed accounts demand rises: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... proactive in seeking additional investment, research and client communication support during challenging times. "As market volatility spikes, and investors become more anxious about their portfolios, adviser workloads can increase considerably. There ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... he said. "Prospective investors can ill afford to have the share component of their superannuation crushed by market volatility," Rady said. "Some do not have enough time left in the workforce to rebuild their wealth."

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... conditions as yields and spreads retreated from "eye-popping levels" observed at the start of COVID-19-related market volatility, in March. "Per the S&P US High Yield Corporate Bond Index, the average yield to worst ebbed below 7% late last month, and ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
With market volatility rife over recent months, new analysis shows the relationship between risk and return has practically vanished, leaving many funds exposed to APRA's MySuper heat map investment performance measure. New analysis prepared by Frontier ...

SSGA model portfolios land on HUB24

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Invest and Super offerings, as investors seek transparent, open architecture solutions to deal with today's market volatility. SSGA has introduced one target income and three risk-based ETF model portfolios to the platform, recognising HUB24's quickly ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... and trigger the economy." "In Australia, nine out of 10 of the financial professionals surveyed said that this market volatility was a challenge to growing their business, and a similar number (93%) said that keeping on top of changing regulations would ...

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... index provider deferred its quarterly rebalance slated for March 23 to later in the year citing extreme global market volatility, market wide circuit breaker events and exchange closures. Effective June 22, HUB24 and Pinnacle will be removed from the ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... active management approach is "even more critical", as portfolio managers evaluate opportunities which may arise market volatility and make their adjustments. "The COVID-19 crisis is forcing investors of all types to rethink risk and diversified alternatives ...