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Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... how members can register to claim social security benefits, such as the $750 economic support payment or the $550 coronavirus supplement. Advisers have also been questioning how partner income impacts an applicant's social security payment rates ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... assessing how the country's small and large-cap managers have fared during the highs of 2019 and the lows of 2020. The coronavirus crash has renewed debate on the merit of active investing over passive, which had struggled in a one-way market marching ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Economic experts are calling on the government to commit to "gargantuan" fiscal stimulus measures, amounting to at least 15-20% of Australia's GDP per year for the next two to three years. Anything less, they argue, will run the risk of a debt-default ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has brought ESG to the fore and will give greater momentum to responsible investment processes, according to First Sentier Investors. Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist at First Sentier, said that ESG is at the top of ...

ATO to determine duplicate ERS applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office said it will determine if a person has made a duplicate application, telling funds to follow its determination. In an update to the ATO's ERS design and implementation document, the ATO said while the application process ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... you would expect a tripling of the ETF's spread too, at a minimum. This is what the ETF is meant to do." During the "coronavirus crash" many ETF sectors and asset classes' spreads widened, as price discovery became increasingly more difficult. In fixed ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... the drop in demand following lockdowns and social restrictions imposed by the government to limit the spread of the coronavirus infection. Preliminary estimates show the IHS/Markit Eurozone composite PMI diving to an all-time low of 13.5 in April from ...

ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... MSCI ESG indexes during Q1 2020. "These results were consistent with longer-term performance," MSCI said. "As the coronavirus pandemic continues to test markets, we will continue to monitor how these ESG indexes perform." MSCI compared four global MSCI ...

Property takes $237m hit

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Total property sales across the country have dropped at least 30% after COVID-19 cases started increasing in March, with sales down $237 million compared to the same period last year. Total sales in Sydney have dropped 79% (-$454 million), while sales ...

ASIC urges insurance flexibility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
ASIC has called on insurers to introduce flexible options, such as premium deferrals or reductions, to assist consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ASIC issued an open letter to general and life insurers outlining its expectations during the COVID-19 ...