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COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
New Rainmaker research has revealed the winners and losers in the exchange traded product (ETP) market during the quarter to March's COVID-19 induced volatility. March 2020 was characterised by sharp falls and rises in equities as investors grappled ...

Dividends could take years to return: UBS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
UBS estimates that it may take over three years to return to 2019 dividend payouts due to COVID-19 related cuts and suspensions. UBS equity strategist Pieter Stoltz said, based on UBS forecasts, market earnings per share (EPS) will not return to financial ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... vocabulary at its March 2020 meeting - Enhancement of Monetary Easing - as it tries to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus. It had the same label for its expanded policy initiative at its April meeting. Perhaps, the BOJ should have called ...

Westpac flags $2.2bn impairment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
The big four bank has flagged its 1H20 results will likely include an impairment charge of more than $2.2 billion - more than half of which is attributed to COVID-19. Announcing the expected charge this morning, Westpac said the $2.238 billion impairment ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The investment world's underdog has seen a surge in interest since it hit rock bottom in March, outperforming the US market indices by a mile. Bitcoin, which started the year rising from US$7500 to US$10,5O0, fell just as badly as every other asset ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
March provided evidence that superannuation funds won't be able to guild returns through investments in gold, according to Parametric. Parametric managing director of research Raewyn Williams said investments in gold failed to provide a safe haven from ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... impact of the COVID-19 had been felt by many businesses and households. "Regardless of the rankings, the impact of the coronavirus is posing significant challenges across all states and territories, especially those reliant on overseas tourism and overseas ...

Businesses urged to apply for JobKeeper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell is concerned that many small businesses may not be applying for the JobKeeper scheme. Carnell said there is a concern from many small business owners that they cannot afford ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly - their constitutional ...

Pay cuts, dividend slashed as NAB raises capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The big bank has entered a trading halt as it looks to raise $3.5 billion to sustain the business throughout the COVID-19 downturn which has so far seen the interim dividend more than halved and the NAB leadership team take pay cuts. Releasing its 1H ...