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A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... that easing death rates and infections are now prompting calls for the relaxation of social restrictions. The Financial Times reports that European governments have started preparations to ease lockdown rules. In Australia, the Institute of Public Affairs ...

Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... management and reinforces Dexus' ability to secure and transact high quality opportunities off-market," it said. "In these times of elevated uncertainty, Dexus continues to focus on preserving capital while selectively investing in assets with long-term ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... would contract for the next three quarters, declining by 10.4%. "This will be the deepest recession on record, nearly five times more severe than the post-war average," she said. She predicts job losses will continue to skyrocket, totalling between 16-20 ...

Asset devaluation continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... that we do everything possible to ensure that all members and investors are treated equitably during these extraordinary times." The fund said that while the full economic effects of COVID-19 will not be fully understood for some time, it is clear certain ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
If financial markets are going to time the beginning of the end - that is, when equity markets started their slippery slide into where we are now, it'll be 9 March 2020. That was the day the music died. Sure, equity markets were already sliding ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... management, the potential need for a universal basic income (and consideration of what role companies have to play in this at times of crisis), through to ecosystem resilience and animal welfare," she said. The focus on ESG was already growing prior ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... demand collapses globally, that's not going to be great for the market. "Australian REITs are stapled securities and in times of uncertainty, people start worrying about the earnings from the development component." Social distancing has hit the ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Meetings. "It's all about making sure advisers can meet the needs of their clients as efficiently as possible because in times like this financial advice adds huge value whether through preventing people from making poor decisions or simply giving ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Holding cash as part of your portfolio may not be sexy, but in uncertain times investors are rushing back to old faithful. In January this year, Financial Standard published a piece on cash management and all those who held cash also held the same mentality ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... policies is in the best interests of all superannuation members, many of whom rely on that cover during their most difficult times, and those policies must therefore be priced appropriately." Crescent Wealth Super, Members of Defence Bank, Bankfirst ...