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S&P downgrades AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... downgraded AMP Limited and AMP Group Holdings from BBB to BBB-. AMP Bank also got a downgrade, from BBB+ to BBB. However, the outlook for AMP Group improved from "creditwatch with negative implications" to "stable". It comes after AMP announced it is ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... labor market conditions - decreased sharply from 95.9 to 84.2. The Expectations Index - based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions - declined from 88.9 in July to 85.2 this month." Could this be because ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... regards to the extent and duration of the coronavirus pandemic and its negative consequence on the economy, particularly the outlook for employment, would still prompt households to reduce spending and increase savings. This is underscored by the surge ...

Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... performance of funds against their category index, as well as individual fund-level fees. "We take a medium- to long-term outlook when determining qualitative recommendations," it said. "Our views about the merits of investment strategies can shift based ...

COVID-19 propels advisers, incumbents into the future

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that approximately 17-40% of Australian advisers will exit the industry between now and 2023, it points to a positive outlook for independent advice. "The increased agility of independent advisers is an opportunity for faster transformation and adoption ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... sustainable cashflows. Considering the current environment, Argo said it would remain cautious on the global economic outlook until a vaccine is widely available. "Accordingly, Argo Infrastructure's portfolio is modestly defensively positioned with a ...

Evans Dixon reports $30.5m loss

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... pandemic have resulted in significant disruption to global financial markets and heighted uncertainty for the global economic outlook," Evans Dixon chief executive Peter Anderson said. The company said it is strategically recruiting in EP to broaden ...

Advisers more bearish than clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... since recovered slightly. 2020 is the first time we observe planners being less optimistic than retail investors in their outlook for domestic stocks," Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said. Surveying advisers, Investment Trends found ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... pricing. Vision Super is exploring diversifying our liquid, defensive assets more broadly." Vision said the changes to the outlook for asset classes have impacted the risk objectives for some of its investment options. "The changes to the risk objective ...

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The global pandemic has left the majority of chief financial officers feeling pessimistic about the financial profitability of their companies, a new Deloitte survey finds. But many see a silver lining amid the doom and gloom. More than half (58%) of ...