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The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Back in pre-coronavirus days, the thought that the Chinese economy would slow below the government's target of around 6.0% was enough to send chills down the spine of many investors and businesses. If memory serves me right, there were even forecasts ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
A new legislative instrument aimed at helping Australians to navigate the COVID-19 stimulus measures will allow BAS agents to offer financial advice to businesses. BAS agents can now legally advise businesses about their entitlements to the new JobKeeper ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
ASIC has announced three temporary measures to assist the industry with providing affordable and timely advice during the COVID-19 crisis. It has also confirmed it is delaying its work on grandfathered conflicted remuneration and life insurance advice. ...

Asset values could drop to 2017 levels: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
MSCI believes the unlisted real estate assets of Australia's superannuation funds could drop to levels last seen in late 2017 as a result of recent out-of-cycle write downs on unlisted assets. New analysis by MSCI Research executive director Bryan Reid ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... fact that trustees assess their own SRM. Geffin wants to see the SRM for every super fund assessed by APRA and put on a register that consumers can easily access. Putting risk front and centre in a way consumers can understand could solve the problem ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
The extraordinary COVID-19 stimulus package is in front of Parliament today, with what is expected to be a trillion dollar debt being scrutinised by politicians. Parliament met today to discuss the government's $130 billion JobKeeper payment, which ...

Latest adviser exam results in

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... advisers sat the exam in mid-February and 82% passed. More than 30% of the advisers listed on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register have now sat the exam with about 27% of them passing. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the body is pleased ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Retail investors believe the market has further to fall before it hits the bottom, yet remain optimistic about the future. Latest Investment Trends research shows retail investors hold a positive view of the future, despite feeling that we haven't yet ...

Hundreds of thousands flock to early release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... open until April 20, the organisation has seen a large amount of interest for the scheme. "Currently people are able to register their interest with the ATO to be notified when application form becomes available," the spokesperson said. "As at the end ...

Super funds face penalties over early release failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed superannuation funds that fail to appropriately handle early release during the COVID-19 crisis will face penalties. Asked by Financial Standard how the government would handle funds that might face liquidity ...