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The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... individual country-level policy and economic fundamentals." Cirami said the investment manager has been building up liquidity and trimming risk in previous weeks, in anticipation of a more volatile environment. "At this point, while it is still early ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... we've had a couple of days of reprieve. There has been significant volatility and one of the biggest challenges has been liquidity," he said. "The liquidity in the Australian bond market has been extremely poor to the extent that along with other fund ...

Super funds face penalties over early release failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... COVID-19 crisis will face penalties. Asked by Financial Standard how the government would handle funds that might face liquidity issues as a result of the new early release rules, Frydenberg said that the government expects such a situation should not ...

Mayfair 101 accused of misleading advertising

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... 2020, Mayfair Platinum suspended payment of capital redemptions to investors in the Mayfair debenture products due to liquidity issues. ASIC is seeking an interim injunction to restrain the defendants from promoting and issuing the Mayfair debenture ...

Super funds probed on liquidity, rental assistance measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
Standing Committee on Economics chair Tim Wilson has written to superannuation funds seeking numbers on liquidity, unlisted assets and stimulus measures by April 29. In a letter sent to superannuation funds last Wednesday, Wilson has asked funds to ...

Not buy time yet: Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... assets. The question now is at what point do you take on more risk. "And we probably want to get more clarity about liquidity and earnings," he said. The earnings part is the trickier of the two. He says while the liquidity in the fixed income universe ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... significant drop in passenger numbers is calling into question whether both companies have the cash flow, capital and liquidity, or whether they may need to raise more equity," Kururangi said. "Other tourism related companies like Flight Centre have ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... COVID-19 begs the question: should the Future Fund be called in? The early release allowances have raised questions about liquidity concerns for superannuation funds, and some have proposed solutions like the central bank lending to superannuation funds ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... market conditions," VanEck director of investments Russel Chesler says. "The only way is if markets were to improve in liquidity, bonds are repriced, or if RBA starts buying credit and corporate bonds, though I doubt that will be the case." Chesler points ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... don't stay expensive forever," he said. "Those same assets are becoming cheap because prices have fallen. Having that liquidity in these periods can enable you to start re-deploying that cash." "It is a very important tool in the generation of long-term ...