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Trading volumes surge in ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Trading volumes in ETFs grew exponentially in March, as funds under management declined in line with falling equity markets, according to BetaShares' March ETF review. According to the report, trading volumes were up more than 150% month on month. The ...

Changes to foreign investment rules hurt managed funds

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
A Chinese-Australian funds manager has slammed changes to the foreign investment review framework, arguing they will damage the Australian economy and its managed funds businesses. Atlas Advisors Australia said the new temporary FIRB rules would curb ...

Never say never to RBA help: First State Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
One of the nation's largest superannuation funds believes now is not the time for the RBA to step in with liquidity support, but said it's a solution which shouldn't be ruled out. First State Super is confident it does not need specific ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
As ASX-listed companies wind back dividends, income-focused equities funds will have to look harder for sources of income. Australian companies paid out about $55.5 billion in dividends last year, according to Janus Henderson. On average, between 1917 ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... It wasn't the only firm to notice an uptick. In its quarterly results released later in the week, Netwealth said the funds under administration on its platform increased by 19.4%, despite "negative market movement" of $3 billion. According to the ...

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
... guise of a balanced portfolio, I would be currently incarcerated." Rocks told Financial Standard the issue of whether super funds and their balanced options are really serving consumers comes down to the fact that terms like "balanced" and "conservative" ...

Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... support them. MetLife said the research shows superannuation fund members and investment holders want reassurance that their funds are able to navigate this period of volatility. "While 50% of respondents said they had received COVID-19 related communications ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Dyall said. Suffering the highest net outflows was the Australian High Interest Cash Fund, which lost $257 million or 13% of funds under management. The product with the greatest increase in assets under management was ETF Securities' Physical Gold ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... licence any time within the next six months, with the prudential regulator keen to avoid the early failure of new super funds at the hands of COVID-19. APRA has suspended the issuance of new licences to budding superannuation funds, banks and insurers. ...