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Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Ho-hum. Financial markets widely expected the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its April meeting especially so soon after announcing a comprehensive accommodation package the month before ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... holding," it said. "Conversely, Schroder Strategic Growth has long been positioned defensively in anticipation of market disruption. "It's doubtful that COVID-19 was the disruption they were expecting, but nevertheless, internal allocations to Schroders ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... unprecedented time, members should refrain from accessing their super early and switching funds. "In this climate of disruption and uncertainty, it's important to remember that super is a long-term investment, and that Australia's superannuation system ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... again. "The 'coronavirus crash', if you call it that, is a bit different because coronavirus threatens a big disruption to economic activity which is clearly very hard for investors to price in how deep and long the recession will be," Oliver ...

No evidence of fear-driven withdrawals so far: Fiducian

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
ASX-listed wealth and advice business Fiducian has assured its shareholders that none of its investors or superannuation members have been disadvantaged so far amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Work is currently ongoing for the acquisition of new financial ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia has injected around $2 billion into state bonds, as it expands its unconventional monetary policy measures. The move comes as a bid to revive the ability of the states, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, to borrow ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... be the same," he said. "The COVID-19 impact has hit firms across the world - there's been immense international disruption - with many sectors experiencing major issues of supply, demand, or both. "However there remain some sections of the economy ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... workers now contracting the virus, add to that the dwindling number of medical supplies and equipment - due to the disruption in the supply chain and increased demand - and Houston, we definitely have a growing problem. China's total lockdown worked. ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... in China in a world that is pretty complex and has a lot of tension in it as well. "We also have to think about the disruption that the world is facing at the moment, both geopolitically, but also the advent of technology and business change is destroying ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... assets) which accounts for 75% of Macquarie's revenue is funded by cheap debt but could be hurt very badly by a disruption in credit markets - it could choke those businesses which have been so lucrative," he said. IG market analyst Kyle Rodda told ...