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The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Despite all the jaw dropping falls that investors have endured during the COVID-19 crisis, the US oil price crash overnight may just be the worst. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May plunged more than 190% during trade on Monday ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
In launching its latest campaign to retain commissions, the industry body has accused the Financial Planning Association of Australia of taking money from the big banks in return for support. Writing to members, Association of Independently Owned Financial ...

Regal Atlantic fund down 58.6%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Regal Funds Management's Atlantic Absolute Return Fund, which has a stellar long-term track record, fell 58.6% in March as COVID-19 affected markets. The fund has posted 23.1% in net annualised returns since its inception about 16 years ago. But ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
SuperFriend is adding to its suite of workplace mental health training resources, as super funds, insurers and other workplaces turn to the organisation for help supporting employees through COVID-19. The organisation has updated its "most popular and ...

Millions jobless within weeks: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
New Grattan Institute analysis estimates up to 3.4 million Australians could soon be out of work. The think-tank's latest analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic predicts that between 14 and 26% of Australian workers could be out of a job within ...

Recruitment, salaries slide in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
"What a difference a pandemic makes," Kaizen Recruitment noted in an update on the state of recruitment activity in Australian financial services. Kaizen found that while clients pushed ahead with filling essential talent gaps and some have attempted ...

Increased customers, incoming crypto: Raiz

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
As the world's businesses contract, mobile investment platform Raiz has seen an influx of customers as it prepares to launch a cryptocurrency product. In the first three months of 2020, Raiz saw an increase of 3741 customers, despite global market volatility ...

Law firm cuts pay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Slater and Gordon directors and senior executives will see their pay reduced by 10-15%, as the ASX-listed legal powerhouse moves to strengthen its balance sheet amid the COVID-19 crisis. Slater and Gordon's directors, chief executive and executive leadership ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Despite both the health and economic destruction that the COVID-19 pandemic has left in its wake, the environment, albeit dark, has highlighted the value of Australia's advice industry. The human element of advice; the ability to connect with someone ...

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 ...