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Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
While it is probably too soon to know the full impact the COVID-19 crisis will have on the future of advice, it is fair to say it may not look the same when all's said and done. Speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of JANA, Jim Lamborn, said ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... reality, and harder still when everyone is also worried for their own and their family's wellbeing as the seriousness of the crisis became so clear." More acquisitions are firmly on the horizon for Class, Russell said, with the business not put off by ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... members, coming to terms with lost wages and livelihoods, draw down on their retirement savings to weather the economic crisis. And with super funds needing to generate cash, and fast, questions remain on how this will impact equities markets. According ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... 3488 of its approximately 31,000 members. "The global airline industry is at the forefront of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. As a result of the crisis' impact on travel, many Qantas Super members have been stood down from the jobs they love," ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... vulnerable to the threats posed by COVID-19," they said. "Brazil had been emerging from recession when confronted by this crisis. With demand for its commodities exports - chief among them, oil - slashed, efforts to maintain economic growth have been ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Lewis initiated and implemented the ASX's emergency capital raising relief to support listed companies during the COVID-19 crisis, Johnstone added. Lewis will take up a newly created position as ASX special counsel of regulatory policy, where he will ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... its April WEO update, the IMF declared that, "Among emerging market and developing economies, all countries face a health crisis, severe external demand shock, dramatic tightening in global financial conditions, and a plunge in commodity prices, which ...

Frydenberg amends Corporations Act

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Meetings, as well as permitting the digital execution of documents over the coming six months. "Throughout this health crisis it has been a fundamental priority of the Morrison government to keep the economy going even with the disruption and the constraints ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Regardless, we believe that quality companies will settle back on the growth paths along which they were headed before the crisis. This crisis has offered a rare opportunity to cycle capital into the highest quality portfolio at the most favourable prices ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... who understand that super is a long term investment but are prepared to take advantage of lower prices in the middle of a crisis." The data also revealed that pre-retirees (aged between 50-64) were the most likely to switch to cash, followed by those ...