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Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... rightfully been sold off, as many of their business models are leveraged to funds under management," he said. "In these volatile times, these businesses also experience net fund outflows as investors shift assets away from risk assets. "Investors must ...

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... doing what a floating currency do best... restoring economic equilibrium. The Australian dollar's depreciation during times of turmoil has kept the domestic economy afloat. Recent history shows the effectiveness of the AUD depreciation in shielding ...

New firm joins Count Financial network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... advisers to focus on providing more valuable services to clients, but we are a quality licensee and partner for firms in these times of unprecedented change.

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... preceding six months. January of this year, with Australia's bushfires at the front of the public's mind, saw four times the average traffic to the super comparison tool. "We've also seen a significant increase in the number of super fund ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... "The GFC was not so long ago - did our collective failure of imagination blinker us to the learnings of other countries in times of crisis?" Hume said.

ATO to verify early release requests

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... year to assist them through the current crisis," Elia said. "Hostplus stands ready to do our part during these challenging times for working Australians to make sure they have access to funds to meet daily costs for themselves and their families." Elia ...

FEW launches Livestream series

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... took place on Thursday, March 19 and saw strong attendance, highlighting the need to stay connected during these uncertain times. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, FEW said. FEW's regular events, the FEW Circle and Deep Dive sessions, typically ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... fronts. As the Prime Minister said we are facing a health crisis and an economic crisis." Frydenberg added: "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures." He said the job keeper payments represent 70% of the median wage and 100% of the median ...

Challenger shuffles life portfolio asset allocations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... by end of this month. As a result of the changes in the portfolio, Challenger Life's prescribed capital ratio is 1.55 times while capital intensity ratio (Challenger Life's prescribed capital amount divided by Life closing investment assets) ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... TCorp's first issuance in this form since 2015. "Because of the dislocation in the market resulting from the extraordinary times we are going through, investors are seeking investments in a floating rate note and we are meeting investor demand by ...