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Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... clouds of Brexit uncertainty lifted over the United Kingdom. For the best part of three years, Brexit was on every Brits mind - dampening business investment and overall economic activity. UK annual GDP growth has slowed sharply from 2.1% pre-Brexit ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... situations like this, where there are going to be distinct winners and losers on the other side of the coronavirus, it boggles my mind that people would be happy to continue investing in indexed strategies." Passive investments, Goldberg argued, are ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
When the COVID-19 crash hit markets, super funds copped a massive blow, but why they were all invested in such a similar way is an issue that still needs addressing. The superannuation industry had been under increasing pressure to perform, at the very ...

No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said while some super funds may shrink as a result of the governments early release scheme, they are well placed to manage the withdrawals. Lowe said the industry as a whole should be able to cope with the number of ...

Adequacy argument headlines online CMSF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
A debate over the adequacy of the superannuation guarantee has kicked off the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, which is now being delivered online. Having been called off like many other events thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... said. "Employers fund defined benefit plans, so this is a great result for our defined benefit employers and means peace of mind for members of the defined benefit plan." Internationally, tail-risk hedging has been making headlines after a tail-risk ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
ASIC has been forced to delay several major pieces of its regulatory workload in order to effectively deal with the challenges of COVID-19. The corporate regulator has deferred several significant regulatory projects which were set to shake up financial ...

AMP Capital wholesale property fund rejigs withdrawals

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... redemptions if monthly payments are maintained through this crisis. For some investors, these changes will bring peace of mind." AMP Capital said it will not be raising its sell spreads (it's not allowed by the constitution), and is committing to ...

Vanguard boosts superannuation team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... lead our superannuation undertaking as we develop this new offer with both individual investors and financial advisers in mind."

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... in the coming weeks, he said. "We still see too much optimism priced into recent market action. The question on everyone's mind is, 'Will we re-test the bottom?'" Lafferty said. "With only an 18% sell-off needed to revisit the lows for global equities ...