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Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... with the sixth highest number of infected cases on the planet - 138,078 (as at April 23) - and the fifth in terms of the death count - 18,738 - suggesting that lockdowns and social restrictions would have to remain in place for longer. The impact on ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Back in pre-coronavirus days, the thought that the Chinese economy would slow below the government's target of around 6.0% was enough to send chills down the spine of many investors and businesses. If memory serves me right, there were even forecasts ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
US stocks ended in a sea of red on Wednesday as bleak economic data and corporate losses shifted what had been an almost eerily optimistic sentiment towards trade over the last few weeks. US markets had made somewhat of a recovery of late, with the ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... cases of the coronavirus around the world, with 119,588 who have died from the virus. It comes as the US overtakes Italy's death toll from COVID-19, recording more than 20,000 deaths from the virus over the weekend. In Australia, 6394 people have been ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... other than a fire sale price during a liquidity crisis and others selling similar assets to you at fire sale prices cause a death spiral." He takes issue with super fund league tables that use investment returns as the only measure of success. "Mean ...

It's not you, it's quarantine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... there is no 'one size fits all' solution. An adviser needs to organise a different person to manage the trust that holds the death benefit with their clients' superannuation fund because superannuation can only go to tax dependants. "You need to make ...

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 ...