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AustralianSuper increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the fund's insurance offer was conducted earlier this year and determined the need for premiums to go up. From May 30 death cover will increase by an average of 2.3%; TPD will go up by an average of 17%; and income protection will cost, on average ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
News that Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now opened for business saw Wall Street surge overnight, with the S&P 500 once again entering bull market territory. From its March 23 lows, the S&P 500 has surged 23%, signifying the end ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Wall Street surged 7% on Monday night on hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic had reached its peak in Europe, with the daily death toll in Italy, Spain and France decreasing. Perpetual multi asset head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood said investors ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... in unemployment and general economic downturn on the way, and said their combined impact would "swamp" that of the "some death and disability claims" to emanate directly from the virus, pointing to studies which show unemployment and disability claim ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... 3.5% in February provides a preview. So has the sharp fall in PMI indices across the planet. The problem is that easing death rates and infections are now prompting calls for the relaxation of social restrictions. The Financial Times reports that European ...

COVID-19 sparks renewed fight for commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... cards. "LIF, FASEA, the banning of grandfathered revenue and resultant structural change has led to 23 suicides (COVID -19 death toll is currently 22 at the time of writing), thousands of experienced advisers leaving the industry and threatened the existence ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... French were put under house arrest on March 17 and a day short of three weeks, the country has reported its lowest daily death toll in a week. Hope for the best... Certainly, a swallow doesn't a spring make but these early signs that these nations ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... countries in terms of fighting the coronavirus outbreak," she said. "It virtually guarantees horrific infections rate and death headlines, as well as economic weakness and earnings collapse reports. "Despite this, we expect US stocks to perform better ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... index plunged by 7.3% It was also the day when cases of coronavirus infection worldwide stood at "only" 110,000 with the death count at "only" 3800 and before, one after another, countries around the world virtually locked down all forms of social activity. ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
While there may be uncertainty surrounding the economic implications of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear; if business leaders are not consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although ...