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Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... stock futures stopped pricing. "This was a result of futures falling more than 5% and going 'limit-down' meaning they are not allowed to move any more," Chugh said. The increase in spreads in the ETF market was expected, he said. "If the bid/offer spread ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... institutional investors seeking decent returns in turbulent times," Green said. Record-low oil prices, which he argued, are not likely to rebound to pre-crisis levels in the short-term, have also helped to drive interest in ESG investments. "This is ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... to Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand and the US as "below average" fund markets needing to improve. The research house did not assign a "bottom" grade to any market, as all provide basic protections for investors, it said. Morningstar head of policy ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... developed markets," Boivin said. "We remain underweight bunds. They provide little cushion against major risk events, but would not add to our underweight after recent underperformance versus US Treasuries."

State Street model portfolios land on BT Panorama

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... supports additional capital growth while maintaining traditional risk tolerances. "In other words, our risk-based portfolios are not your traditional 60/40, or 70/30 allocation - they are skewed towards growth while maintaining the same level of risk ...

ASIC urges insurance flexibility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... should be flexible in dealing with consumers' specific circumstances." The regulator said in circumstances where a consumer is not able to pay premiums due to financial hardship stemming from COVID-19 the industry is expected to help consumers keep key ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Equities Strong Bear Fund had trading ratios of 8.8 and 4.7 respectively. Rainmaker analysis indicates these products were not only being used in March to hedge portfolios, but to trade volatility for short term gain. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ...

Dividends could take years to return: UBS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... cuts and suspensions. UBS equity strategist Pieter Stoltz said, based on UBS forecasts, market earnings per share (EPS) will not return to financial year 2019 levels until FY23. "Notably, after the GFC, it took more than a decade for EPS to recover to ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... the impact of the spread of COVID-19 remains, firms' and households' medium- to long-term growth expectations will not decline substantially and the smooth functioning of financial intermediation will be ensured with financial system stability ...

Westpac flags $2.2bn impairment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... packages are already providing relief to individual and business customers. It is however unfortunate that some customers will not be able to navigate the financial and economic changes of this crisis and may not re-open. Nevertheless, we will work closely ...