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Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... such a hard time grappling with these risks? Why didn't we prepare for a pandemic, even when researchers laid out the problem for us?" Streur said. "Why aren't we dealing effectively with climate change, even though researchers around the world ...

Ethical fund manager wears $520m hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... even when combined with the impact of the government's Early Release Scheme, the pandemic won't pose a liquidity problem for the fund, with additional stress testing showing it will meet redemption demand. "With the COVID-19 situation still unfolding ...

Adequacy argument headlines online CMSF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... said arguments about the relationship between super and wages were the wrong argument to have, and added Australia has a problem with wage growth. "It is not one caused by super," Dawson said. Asked whether it was aggravated by super, Dawson said that ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... place by the Fed and ECB have done little to stem the magnitude of that leverage. "Australia has hitherto avoided that problem," he said. Anthony Kirkham, portfolio manager for the Legg Mason Western Asset Australia Bond Fund said that whilst quantitative ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... first product, we did a lot of market research before we went in with a solution because we wanted to understand what the problem was. We've taken the same approach to this pandemic. What you discover is that it's health first. I worry about my financial ...

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 ...