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Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not discriminated in its destruction of both developed and emerging economies, Janus Henderson has warned investors to prepare for a dispersion of outcomes in the post-pandemic world. The more advanced emerging economies ...

FPA launches new ROA solution template

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched a digital version of the Record of Advice (ROA) solution 'template' to support members who have been inundated with requests for advice, following the strong demand for early super access. ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New research warns moves by regulators to ensure companies keep a tight rein on capital will likely leave investors worse off. A research paper by First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Junk bonds, despite the unfortunate name, aren't the trash of the investment world, although in the current uncertain environment they sure could be. These credit products are issued by governments and companies, and offer higher rates of return ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Pandemic, crisis, unprecedented; these are some of the terms that have been filling up our newsfeeds, but is this really such a big deal? Everyone has heard the phrase 'don't let the solution be worse than the cause' and many people think this is worth ...

Local financial sector to lose $3.5bn plus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
COVID-19 will shave off more than $3.5 billion from the banking and finance industry in lost wages and profits in the four months to July, according to Deloitte Access Economics. Deloitte Access Economics Partners partner Chris Richardson estimates ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Mission accomplished! This would have been the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) self-congratulatory exclamation after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that annual headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.2% in the March quarter ...

ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
ESG performance has been positive across global markets since the outbreak of COVID-19, according to MSCI. Although the current conditions have only existed for a few months, MSCI said it observed a positive performance contribution from ESG across ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Victoria remains Australia's strongest performing economy, but it now shares top spot with Tasmania, according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. The latest CommSec economic rankings revealed how the state and territory economies were ...

Businesses urged to apply for JobKeeper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell is concerned that many small businesses may not be applying for the JobKeeper scheme. Carnell said there is a concern from many small business owners that they cannot afford ...