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S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The S&P 500 closed at a record high overnight, rebounding from the massive COVID-19-related losses that have rocked global markets. The index closed above its February high, marking the shortest bear market in history, surging around 55% since March ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... around 50% of members probably disengaged or not aware of cover," Evans said. In particular, the pandemic has been a catalyst for members to check their life insurance and First State Super has seen an increased appetite for members to review cover. ...

Research firm bolsters executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... advice firms break away from large institutions and their "inherent conflicts". "The Hayne Royal Commission has been a catalyst for change for advisers, investors and fund managers," Purcell said. "Nearly 80% of advice AFSLs have five or less planners ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... those not already on a trajectory to a digital future to engage in ecommerce and social media, they said, and will be a catalyst for countries to invest in digital infrastructure in finance, industry and other sectors. Digital payments is an area of ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... full year outlook as substantial as we have seen in decades," he said. "At the same time the crisis could also be the catalyst for the banking system to be seen in a very different light from recent history." The banks have already stepped up with loan ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... news ought not to have surprised many," he said. "But with each day's trade sitting on a knife's edge, it's proved the catalyst to tip US markets into a modesty risk-averse state. With markets falling, so did credit, he said. "US Treasury yields dropped ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... to high single digits and high homeownership rates aiding discretionary spending. "The urbanisation trend is another catalyst as one-third of China's population remains rural and migration to cities implies higher wages and spending," they said. "We ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... reduction in the ability to access the full suite of rehabilitation services. "The overall situation may be the final catalyst to cease long term income protection in its current form, both in retail and group markets," Rice Warner said. "There would ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... The Eaton Vance emerging markets debt team believes there are three interlocking factors that will eventually be the catalyst for a rebound in the sector. The first being a lower bound for asset prices, with the EM team saying at some point, valuations ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... quite well." In an environment where markets appear to be priced for perfection, it is important to recognise that a catalyst can come. "We had no insight into what would cause markets to fall, the catalyst can never be anticipated," Doyle said. "We ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI
NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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