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COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Long lines outside Centrelink branches have become defining images of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian economy. But what impact will it have on the stigma associated with welfare? When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 2020 ...

Top picks for dividends during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
UBS says the dividend dip in Australian stocks in the next year could be worse than the Global Financial Crisis, but six stocks are poised to pay good dividends. In 2008, dividends fell by $10.5 billion (or 28%) to $44.9 billion. But this time, dividends ...

IOOF trims operations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Plans to simplify IOOF are continuing, with the wealth manager taking an axe to its New Zealand business. IOOF has sold the client rights to the IOOF Integral Master Trust it operates in New Zealand, the centrepiece of the firm's operations in the ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... another 1%. The remained of about 2% comes from selling options on the stocks. It's this last component that will take centre stage for income-focused funds in the months ahead, according to Teh. "Not [changing] much, because I do run a high-income ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... SRM for every super fund assessed by APRA and put on a register that consumers can easily access. Putting risk front and centre in a way consumers can understand could solve the problem of the ambiguously "safe seeming" balanced investment option, he ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... from the virus in the city has now surpassed that of those killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. According to Johns Hopkins University, 4009 people have died from the coronavirus in New York City alone, with 398,185 confirmed ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Social distancing will impact all real estate sectors, including local and global REITs, according to global real estate manager Principal Global Investors. It comes a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a rent relief package for commercial ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... index online. FPA professional practices can access their custom FPA Ready Index dashboard via the association's member centre.

Centrepoint executives depart, pay cuts implemented

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Centrepoint Alliance has announced two of its executives will depart as the rest of the leadership prepare for 20% pay cuts. Centrepoint Alliance's acting chief financial officer Peter Loosmore has left the company, effective yesterday. Centrepoint ...

Wholesale property fund revises down valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... book value, citing combination of drop of rental income and retail valuations post COVID-19. The GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund recorded an 11% decline in its book value from a negative revaluation of about $511 million. "The reduction in retail ...