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The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
It's time to start thinking about recovery and what shape it might take; a U, a V or as some think, maybe even the Nike swoosh tick. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, likens his forecast to the Nike swoosh rather than a V- or U-shaped ...

Asset devaluation continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Another industry super fund has reduced the value of its unlisted assets as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic worsen. Hostplus has devalued assets within its property and infrastructure portfolios by a range of 7.5%-10% depending on the individual ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... the Shanghai composite index by 3.0%; and, the S&P/ASX 200 index plunged by 7.3% It was also the day when cases of coronavirus infection worldwide stood at "only" 110,000 with the death count at "only" 3800 and before, one after another, countries around ...

Not buy time yet: Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Lonsec's chief investment officer says valuations look way cheaper than a month ago, but he's not hitting buy just yet for its $600 million managed accounts asset pool. Lonsec's managed accounts have about $600 million in assets under management and ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... jobs, how many lives will be lost, how many businesses will crumble; it's likely a company's response to the coronavirus, whether it be good or bad, will be remembered for years to come. And now, for the first time since ESG really turned up ...

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 ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The government's $213 billion stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... holdings," Vynokur said. "They took some risk off the table, basically, early on when the volatility induced by the coronavirus had started creeping into the market." By taking funds out of the cash ETF when the volatility began, those investors were ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... difference to the spread of the virus, but it seems like most of the science indicates that given the common child is a coronavirus, these things are less likely to spread in a warmer environment," he said. Mitchell said Antipodes believes China is starting ...

Super fund transfer delayed amid COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... transitioning to another superannuation provider. "Given the unprecedented market volatility and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, and the potential impacts to members during a fund transfer, the trustees have decide to temporarily postpone the ...