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Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... Advisory partner David Bardsley said super fund liquidity has already been strained at a portfolio level. Coupled with a bear market, the longer term impact of the government's Early Release Scheme - which may yet result in fund outflows of around $27 ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... February 2020, Sparks feels that once restrictions lift, demand for their services should increase. "In the current bear market, there are plenty of opportunities for investors, with quality companies trading at a significant discount," he said. "It ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... financials despite fresh central bank support announcements and utilities. "The overnight moves places four sectors in bear market territory, whereas healthcare has almost recovered all of its March losses." These four sectors are energy, financials ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... revenue and cashflows, low debt and that are continuing to pay dividends," she said. "That's why, since we entered a bear market, utilities, healthcare, consumer staples and some materials (mining stocks) have outperformed the market. While those ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... noted that the US has had a recession every decade since 1770. "The trigger is unusual, but having a recession and a bear market in stocks is part and parcel of what we all live with," Delaney said. "And for people who've got money in superannuation ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... proved more resilient," he said. "The value factor has, historically, outperformed growth in the recovery after a bear market (such as the 1987 and 2000 dot-com crashes) but there are no guarantees."

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... China, however he argues that the market recovery we have seen so far doesn't seem to be indicative of the end of a bear market. "Since the markets globally bottomed on March 23, there has been a sharp rally, and some companies are not far from all-time ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... further falls make prices more attractive. There is some short term trading of instruments such as the Betashares bear market ETFs, which give a positive return if the market falls."

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... again entering bull market territory. From its March 23 lows, the S&P 500 has surged 23%, signifying the end of the bear market. It comes as Wall Street's supposed nemesis Bernie Sanders drops out of the Democratic nominee race, leaving a hopeful ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... said Australian REITs had been the hardest hit during the COVID-19 sell-off. "Asia has held up quite well in this bear market, with REITs displaying their typical defensive characteristics going into a period of uncertainty, until a week or two ago when ...