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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 ...

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... performance of all asset classes that SPIVA looked at. "Fixed income securities are safe-haven investment during equity market crisis and corrections, though Australian bond funds tended to underperform benchmark during these periods," S&P Dow Jones ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Morgan global market strategist Kerry Craig believes valuations are looking elevated, even compared to before the COVID-19 crisis. "I think there's a lot of downside risk in the economic outlook and shocks that could come and so we're not overly ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... savings to support the economy becomes a regular occurrence. "It's important that a short-term approach to the current crisis does not create a long-term crisis for Australia's retirement savings. If members' super is regularly called upon to provide ...

Former CBA executive nabs industry body lead role

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... vital role in the Australian economy and will be crucial as we recover from the dual hits of the pandemic and bushfire crisis," he said. "Insurance will also need to continue tackling the challenges of climate change and important regulatory changes ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... earnings revisions and options prices - continued to signal caution," Alankar said. "Alas, as the magnitude of the housing crisis became apparent, the equities rally proved ephemeral and the market plunged to new lows the following March." Just as earnings ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... this year, dropping to (US)$933 billion," Janus Henderson said. "The breadth of the range reflects the rapidly developing crisis and the likelihood that some companies will simply reduce their payouts, rather than cancel them altogether, as they look ...