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Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... to their allocation of equities because they are now underweight equities, due to global share price falls. "If that's true, then we should see this rally fade into the end of the week."

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
This week the world gained some clarity as to the true scale of the impact COVID-19 is likely to have which, in turn, made clearer the challenges the financial services industry will face in combating the pandemic's effects. However, greater uncertainty ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... should focus on individual companies rather than the benchmark. "Just ignore the index; it does not really represent the true picture of emerging markets," he said. "Our focus and way of constructing a portfolio is always bottom up; focus on companies ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... superannuation to solve everything - some issues require broader measures," Rice Warner said. The firm said that while it was true low-income workers would "welcome" more disposable income, that responsibility rests with the tax and transfer system. ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... types of companies." Robeco said this factor-led approach allows investors to meet their financial goals while also staying true to their ethical values. "This kind of approach enables quantitative asset managers to create an investment portfolio that ...

Status quo not option for remuneration: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Commission," Rowell said. "Our challenge in revising the draft standard is to design a package of requirements that remains true to the intention of the recommendation, namely to ensure appropriate focus on both financial and non-financial outcomes in ...

Value disconnect damages adviser relationships

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... the research proved that investors value the technical side of financial advice more than its benefits. This was especially true in the behavioural realm; which was ranked last in the survey of investors. "Research suggests that cognitive biases and ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... "While unemployment has been coming down, under employment has been going up," she said. "We know that's particularly true of young people who are working in those unskilled jobs where we have had a lot of extra supply." Rounding off her talk, Wood ...

Industry split over super fee hike

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... administration costs," O'Halloran says. "Calling this a 'Protecting Your Super' fee is brazen. If this represents the true cost of doing business, they shouldn't be looking to shift blame onto important consumer protections for this added ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... superannuation industry that future increases in the SG will be different from past increases are unlikely to play out. "It's true that wages growth has slowed in recent years, but nominal wages are still growing by more than 2%a year, so employers have ...