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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... 3.2%. Although returns have been varied, Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund portfolio manager Derek Bilney told Financial Standard small caps have more potential for growth over the coming months. "The last two months has seen amazing changes ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... millions in the US now filing for unemployment benefits. "What started as a public health crisis quickly morphed into a financial shock and now has become an economic crisis," he said. "Since late March, weekly initial jobless claims have averaged 4.8 ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Envision's actions. "We ask that KKR prevent Envision Physician Services from taking actions that would threaten the financial security of providers in its network during this unprecedented crisis," Porter and Warren wrote. Following a previous enquiry ...

Technical Services Forum: Testing risk tolerance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In uncertain times clients may not be as risk tolerant as previously thought, the virtual Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum has heard. Digitally presenting, Challenger's head of technical services Andrew Lowe said many financial ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... "desire for change". "This is a shift from the 'two-speed economy' experienced after the last downturn, the Global Financial Crisis, and many organisations will have to transform and develop new ways of doing business," Loades said. AusTTA points ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural finance provides us ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... on whether negative interest rates help the real economy will continue, there is no doubt that they will help boost financial asset prices. "With this firmly in their minds, market-wise investors will know be looking to bolster their portfolios before ...

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... policy settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented or planned) - along with ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... opportunity to repair reputational damage. "The Big 4 have been through the Royal Commission and Westpac having the financial watchdog AUSTRAC level 23 million allegations against it for breaches of money-laundering and counter-terrorism finance laws," ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... announcement today balances the need to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission with the need to ensure our financial institutions are in a position to devote their resources to responding to the significant challenges posed by the coronavirus," ...