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Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... Australian equities has typically remained within a defined band of 5% to 7% p.a., with the exception of the Global Financial Crisis. "As observed during the GFC, dividend yields were artificially inflated by the fall in the price of the underlying index," ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... suppressed rates in the coming years, it said. Return expectations have also been severely shifted during the coronavirus crisis, with corporate earnings, default rates and medium-term inflation expectations all pointing to a more bearish outlook. "The ...

Government offers guidance provision relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... its response to the pandemic. "The heightened level of uncertainty around companies' future prospects as a result of the crisis also exposes companies to the threat of opportunistic class actions for allegedly falling foul of their continuous disclosure ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... billions of dollars have already been withdrawn as part of the federal government's measures to deal with the coronavirus crisis. "As unemployment inevitably grows in the months to come, that will have an additional negative impact on funds and their ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... they were shocked in March at their portfolios' growth risk exposures," he said. "It happened during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and now we have had a repeat performance with the COVID-19 generated market turmoil in the first quarter of 2020." ...

IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... year ahead, eyeing opportunities in lending to mid-sized companies that will be forced to refinance after the COVID-19 crisis. IFM's credit team manages about $7.5 billion, of which roughly $4 billion is in direct lending and the rest across warehouse ...

Switching prompts fund to alter allocations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... fund said that the changes would improve its ability to meet return objectives. "Since the start of the COVID-19 health crisis, we have seen an increase in market volatility and a higher than usual number of members making requests to switch their investment ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... ETFs has increased dramatically, Walesby said. "According to recent data from the Australian Stock Exchange, pre-COVID-19 crisis ETF trades accounted for approximately 4% of total trades on the ASX but during the COVID-19 pandemic, this ballooned to ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... APRA had worked with banks to reduce liquidity risks, leaving Australian banks in a strong position to whether a financial crisis. However, he said those capital and liquidity buffers the big banks have built up in the good times should be used to support ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... defensive qualities and reoccurring revenue or subscription-based models will be better placed to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Businesses with some kind of intellectual property - whether it be in software of healthcare - would also likely outperform ...