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Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Magellan chair and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass believes COVID-19 could lead to near total economic shutdown, but says his global equities portfolio is well positioned to withstand the current volatile environment. To reduce risk, Douglass ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Macquarie stock has plummeted amid the COVID-19 sell-off, with shares taking a further 12.9% dive on Thursday. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 sell-off (February 21), Macquarie shares have taken a 47.6% hit. At the time of writing, the financial ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The asset consultant's internal economic modelling is predicting a potentially "very large" recession for Australia this year, as COVID-19 rolls on. Frontier Advisors used the RBA's MARTIN, a new macroeconomic model the central bank built in ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Two of the country's biggest insurers have halted cover for COVID-19 for some new customers, in new exclusions since the outbreak of the virus. TAL and MLC Life have introduced new policy provisions for any new customers in response to the COVID-19 ...

Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
A prominent law firm is calling for upcoming changes to default insurance within superannuation to be postponed, as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater ...

Buy now but can they pay later?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
Afterpay has been the latest stock to take a significant hit in the current environment as investors are concerned those who buy now may not be able to pay later. The company finished 33% lower in yesterday's session, wiping around $1.5 billion ...

Superannuation fund delays custodian swap

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
A $35 billion public sector superannuation fund has deferred its transition to a new custodian, citing heightened short-term risk from COVID-19. Funds SA last July said it would end its 19-year-long custody relationship with J.P. Morgan and move to ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The fall in interest rates has supported bond managers with a longer duration stance, according to new Morningstar research revealing the performance of fixed income houses during coronavirus-induced volatility. The report said fixed income, particularly ...