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Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... themselves more about how their super is invested and how different investment options are positioned to weather market volatility.

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... research help set apart ARP from other investment managers in the space," Axius managing director George Giovas said. "As volatility in the broad equity markets has materially increased in recent times, we believe the market neutral focus of the Systematic ...

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... considered way," she said. "However, for many, it is causing significant worries from job security to the impact of market volatility on savings. "While we cannot predict how this current crisis will develop, there are steps individuals can take to mitigate ...

US surpasses Asia Pacific for HNWI growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... Capgemini projected a decline of between 6% and 8% in global wealth until the end of April 2020. Capgemini believes this volatility means HNWI clients will need new solutions from financial advisers and product providers. "In the face of today's extraordinary ...

Capital raisings, trading volumes up in June

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... month, lifting 27% since the same time last year to $4.8 billion. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX (measuring future volatility) also rose, lifting 62% to 22.2 compared to June 2019 (13.7), while the All Ordinaries Index (measuring daily volatility) also ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... of 36 private equity funds with exposure to more than 300 companies globally, the results revealed the turmoil and volatility in capital markets had a marginal impact on the structure of portfolio companies. Of those surveyed, 87% said their holdings ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... sustainable future," First State Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said. "We have seen over the past 10 years significant volatility in value of thermal coal miners, and increasingly insurance companies are signally their intent to exit this sector ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... investment and member outcomes and the technical complexities of governance and regulation," Lally said. "Recent market volatility and the impacts of COVID-19, including unprecedented numbers of people accessing part of their superannuation early, alongside ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... will depend upon containment of the coronavirus." Lowe said globally, conditions in financial markets have improved, volatility has declined and there have been large raisings of both debt and equity. "The prices of many assets have risen substantially ...

New player in geared, index-shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Chugh says he expects the ETFs to be used more as trading tools by investors who are looking to take a view on the volatility, than as traditional buy-and-hold allocations. "[What] we have seen in the past four months, short and leveraged products have ...