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Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... institutions i n the coming weeks and months could have implications for the US economy as a whole. "At a moment when liquidity is essential to avert public panic and to facilitate investments that respond to rapidly-changing and unprecedented economic ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... through the ultra-accommodative post-GFC period, a credit crisis may ensue. That probably explains markets' rush for liquidity in spite of central banks' latest firefighting efforts." Spivak said looking to the past can be helpful, particularly ...

COVID-19 uncertainty sees AMP withdraw guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... result of ongoing economic uncertainty. Announcing the move to the ASX this morning, AMP said its capital position and liquidity will help it navigate the uncertain environment but providing an accurate forecast wasn't possible. "Our group balance ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... remain the case for some time yet as efforts continue to contain the virus." The bank will also continue to provide liquidity to Australian financial markets by conducting one-month and three-month repo operations in its daily market operations until ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... loan and loan guarantee program for industries, cities and states that with help from Fed can produce ~$4T in total liquidity; $150B for state and local stimulus funds; $130B for hospitals; and expanded unemployment benefits," according to Factset. The ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... members earlier this week, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the fund has a "conservative approach" to liquidity, and as such carried a "relatively low" exposure to unlisted assets in its diversified options, including a 7% allocation ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... institutions got the world pass the global financial crisis a decade ago. The underlying problem then was the drying of liquidity that, if left to fester, would turn into a solvency problem. The problem now is that you can't bribe a virus with money! ...

APRA heat map update in doubt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... supervision effort will involve frequent communication with entities, monitoring key financial settings, such as capital and liquidity, and responding accordingly. These engagements will be conducted virtually, unless absolutely necessary, and will continue ...

Bond fund spreads widen

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
Investors looking to redeem their fixed interest allocations face deep buy/sell spreads, as poor liquidity forces funds to push them up significantly during COVID-19 volatility. Franklin Templeton, PIMCO, Ardea and Kapstream are some of the managers ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... been indicating publicly, this is an issue that must be handled very carefully in order to prevent the compounding of liquidity pressures that may be faced by superannuation funds in the current market conditions, and as they support anxious members," ...