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Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... which included a petition signed by over 10,000 UniSuper members calling for the fund to divest these companies. Woodside was one of the companies Healthy Futures told Financial Standard it wants to see HESTA divest. Woodside's planned Burrup Hub ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... while major shutdowns are occurring." Similarly, Strawman.com founder Andrew Page said the road ahead is still uncertain. "No one knows whether this is the bottom, but if I were to guess I'd say there's more downside ahead," he said. "For example ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... bushfire recovery measures - topped by a A$2 billion funding for the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency - for one can read between the lines of their pronouncements that he and Treasurer Frydenberg still wanted to have the bragging ...

Early access nightmare for administrators

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... super for those who have lost jobs and livelihoods as a result of COVID-19 is an enormous hurdle with a strict deadline - one that administrators admit they might struggle to meet. While early access to super due to financial hardship is already available ...

CareSuper leads super satisfaction

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The $16 billion industry superannuation fund has shrugged off its recent administration struggles to become the super fund with the most satisfied members. Latest Roy Morgan research shows CareSuper has the highest current satisfaction rating among ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... options saying history suggests members who stay invested during market volatility will be better off than those who switched. "One of the main reasons that members change investment options is in response to market volatility. We saw this happen during ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... challenges remain. "Most are rebalancing to prior weights, or trying to: 'a solid, rules-based rebalancing mechanism is key,' said one investor respondent," bfinance explained. "Yet it is far from straightforward: a significant minority (27%) report ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... the successful containment, if not total eradication, of the coronavirus. There's little doubt in anyone's mind that one day, someday, a cure, vaccine will be developed. That, or "in the long run, we're all dead". This is a quote from John ...

Court confirms Storm Financial founders breached duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... appeal against the regulator's original decision by Storm Financial directors Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis. In a two-to-one majority, the appeal was dismissed finding the duo breached their duties as directors of an AFSL. The court said the Cassimatis' ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... finance professor and Super Consumers Australia director has proposed an alternative solution to soften the blow of COVID-19, one reliant on borrowing funds from the Reserve Bank of Australia rather than superannuation funds. Finance professor Kevin ...