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Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Financial advisers and investors in fixed income funds are feeling the heat as markets trade less frequently in the ongoing COVID-19 correction, and they are slugged with exit costs. Unlisted managed fixed income funds from giants like Vanguard and ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... despite rising COVID-19 figures, are we really seeing a market recovery in Australia, Europe and the US? Although it may feel like the dawn of a new bull market, there could still be economic pain around the corner, according to Burman Invest founder ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
Self-managed super fund professionals and trustees may be feeling some deja-vu, as the same measures that were used in 2008 have been brought in to guide the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op ...

IMAP not anticipating regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... used in that way with advice firms, can co-exist with the code of ethics. "That is a very important issue, and one that I feel is going to play out over the next six to 12 months."

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Emerging markets, which in recent times had made somewhat of a comeback, are now cowering in the shadow of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. As the world falls into a recession, COVID-19 will have a disproportionate impact on emerging markets, with ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... explaining to do. "Platforms did not get any scrutiny during the Royal Commission," Bernasconi told Financial Standard. "I feel that platform providers and everyone in the value chain have the obligation to clean up their act and stop charging cash fees. ...

APRA locks in mid-year heat map update

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... sector. "The heat map will subject trustees to a new level of scrutiny, and it's understandable that some in the industry feel uncomfortable," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said at the time. Industry funds fared best in the first iteration of the ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The fall in interest rates has supported bond managers with a longer duration stance, according to new Morningstar research revealing the performance of fixed income houses during coronavirus-induced volatility. The report said fixed income, particularly ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
As Prime Minister Scott Morrison updated Australians about the measures being taken at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, other nations around the world have announced their stimulus packages to cushion the economic burden. The largest, unsurprisingly ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... attention we will look into them and engage with the trustees to understand their decision making, and then determine whether we feel it's appropriate," Rowell answered. Bragg appeared unsatisfied with her response. "I think it's a very light touch that ...