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The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
With the coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19, impacting not only many lives, but now also the bottom line of some of the world's biggest companies, investors are chasing shorting opportunities to bank big on the pandemic. According to the World Health ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... week." Meanwhile, Rice predicted the SMSF sector will grow to $1 trillion by 2030; however, he wasn't all positive in his outlook. "We have far too many industry bodies and we get too many messages. For example, you have Industry Super Australia attacking ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... exports. Australia's exports account would also suffer from the drop in commodity prices hit by the slowing China growth outlook. China is also Australia's top source of imports - 20.4% of total - consisting mainly, engineering products, including ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... explained the much touted federal government surplus may not be all it was cracked up to be. Wood focused on an economic outlook from a policy perspective, discussing the fiscal policies the Australian government might be pondering in the near future. ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... deluge buffeting New South Wales as I type. Not that it would make any difference to the good governor's optimistic outlook. Sure, there'll be a short-term slowing, "Our current estimate is that over the December and March quarters, the fires ...

AustralianSuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... experience when it comes to understanding the needs and aspirations of working Australians. "He brings a very member focused outlook to the board that is aligned with our mission of helping to provide members achieve their best possible retirement outcome," ...

Not the time for long-term decisions: Baur

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... is not a time to make very long run decisions. This is a more tactical environment." Baur said the firm has a positive outlook for equities but urged investors to steer clear of overweighting particular sectors. "Stick with a balanced portfolio. Don't ...

Robo-advice to be worth US$1.4 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... management in the robo-advice sector amounted to US$240 billion globally, according to the Statista Robo-advisers Market Outlook. By 2019, the AUM value had jumped to $980.5 billion, according to Statista. LearnBonds.com predicts the number of users ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... market has turned from bull to bear and vice-versa (at least twice) over the past year, but the improving global economic outlook towards the end of 2019 sent prices soaring. WTI oil surged by 35.4% in 2019 and Brent oil gained 34%. This is not surprising ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... Nufarm. These sales and takeovers brought in $65 million for the investment company. Argo issued a cautionary yet optimistic outlook for the coming months, arguing the coronavirus outbreak and Aussie bushfire crisis will add fuel to the market's already ...