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Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... historical crashes and rebounds to determine value. Through this lens, Alankar argues a short-lived bounce in stock prices isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first round of quantitative easing ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Despite COVID-19 shaking the world to its core, the themes underpinning ESG investing are not about to change, according to a global asset manager. Having destroyed the best laid plans of investors the world over, investment managers are asking how ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... problem solve and think clearly." Time pressure, emotional exhaustion and other stresses all amplify cognitive rigidity, which isn't ideal for financial decision making, she said. "So while you can't remove emotions from the picture, you can help mitigate ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Edwards said smaller super funds can thrive, but they need to genuinely offer members a unique value proposition, and that it isn't enough to simply base their uniqueness on the industry or geographical area they cover. "I think that if you have a very ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
"A stronger economic recovery is possible if there is further substantial progress in containing the coronavirus in the near term and there is a faster return to normal economic activity. On the other hand, if the lifting of restrictions is delayed ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
At a virtual round table hosted by QIC the chief investment officers of AustralianSuper, LGIAsuper and more defended allocations to illiquid assets. Following weeks of scrutiny over potential liquidity issues facing super funds, the chief investments ...

Local financial sector to lose $3.5bn plus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
COVID-19 will shave off more than $3.5 billion from the banking and finance industry in lost wages and profits in the four months to July, according to Deloitte Access Economics. Deloitte Access Economics Partners partner Chris Richardson estimates ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... extra spending is the additional reality that business cycles are almost always asymmetric: the output lost in a recession isn't regained in the recovery." The government's induced recession will permanently alter our standard of living and possibly ...

Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... alone, nearly 7% of the real increase in America's wealth went to the country's 400 wealthiest households. "If this inequality isn't treated with both short and long-term tax reforms and oversight, America's 'pre-existing condition' of extreme inequality ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Late last year, before extreme weather events battered the world, before COVID-19, The Big Short 's Michael Burry said he had found the next bubble: passive investments. Now, with asset prices trembling in the face of the pandemic, could there still ...