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ERS can be drawn from multiple funds: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... hold multiple super accounts to withdraw $1000 from one account and $9000 from another, for example. This could pose a problem for funds who had not planned for the release of super from low balance accounts. Interestingly, the ATO has excluded itself ...

Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
First Sentier Investors believes listed infrastructure has been mispriced as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, creating a buying opportunity for shrewd investors. First Sentier deputy head of global listed infrastructure Andrew Greenup said global listed ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... this effort is flawed. "These have only added more ambiguity because their definitions seem even less consistent than the problem they are trying to fix," Dunnin said. Geffin pointed out the SRMs are often buried deep within lengthy super fund product ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... over the next two years, which would be both positive in the respect that it would address Australia's underinsurance problem, and potentially problematic in that customers would be concerned about whether they will be covered specifically for pandemics. ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... lower risk, cash and bond options." The government's new early access to super program has added another element to the problem. Liquidity issues, Kelly said, are inextricably linked with the challenges around the valuation of unlisted asset. Funds that ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... to 4.4% in March from 3.5% in February provides a preview. So has the sharp fall in PMI indices across the planet. The problem is that easing death rates and infections are now prompting calls for the relaxation of social restrictions. The Financial ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... member nations continue their gabfest. There's familiar discussion we've witnessed during the time of Grexit, with problem countries arguing for increased deficit spending and fiscally-responsible Germany refusing. The ECB fought the threat of ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
While there may be uncertainty surrounding the economic implications of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear; if business leaders are not consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... highly likely across Australia as unemployment and underemployment materially increase," he said. "And this is the first problem for the majority of people when they buy an investment property because the key driver is long-term capital growth and not ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... they did have cash and didn't own all these other investments that didn't are seemingly falling apart around them." The problem is, Doyle said, a lot of people don't appreciate cash until it's too late. "It's a bit like home insurance. I think there ...