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Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although it is impossible to predict exactly how the next few months will pan out; how many people will lose jobs, how many lives will be lost, how many businesses ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Significant hikes in group insurance premiums have been put down to the Protecting Your Super reforms - with members of four superannuation funds facing premium increases of 34%. Members of Crescent Wealth Super, Members of Defence Bank, Bankfirst and ...

GDP to contract 10%: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn said the bank is anticipating a 10% contraction of GDP in the March quarter, doubling his prediction from last week. Last week Comyn had predicted a 5-6% impact on the economy but said he revised his prediction due ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Although all men may be created equal, multi-asset strategies are most certainly not, with returns from balanced, growth, moderate and flexible strategies producing wildly different outcomes during the COVID-19 sell-off. In its latest report, Morningstar ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
I would have described him as 'super', but I've already used that moniker in reference to former European Central Bank (ECB) president Marion Draghi when he did "whatever it took" to save the splintering of the single currency region from ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Diversification has emerged as many investors' saving grace during the COVID-19 sell-off, however more than a third are disappointed with their performance during the downturn. That's according to research coming out of global investment consultant ...

Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The current market corrections caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns have sparked warnings from some not to forget the lessons of 2008 - especially, don't underestimate mortgage defaults. Thomas J. Barrack, a US private equity ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The numbers are in, and the US Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) estimate of unemployment claims, if not right on the dot, was way inside the ballpark. EPI estimated 3.4 million workers filed for unemployment in the week ended March 21, that it ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
With global stock markets rallying overnight, the chief executive of an independent financial advisory firm has pointed to key sectors that are benefiting from the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green said ...