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Oil to make strong recovery: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Oil is on track to make a quick and strong recovery despite expectations that a broader recovery is not on the cards for some time, according to State Street Global Markets.

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Dividends in the first quarter were almost entirely unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic but for the rest of the year the impact will be significant, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson.

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
A $630 billion multi-boutique global asset manager has warned of an ultimate reckoning in the fourth quarter, as global bourses continue to ascend on the back of central bank and government stimulus.

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Easing containment restrictions in an increasing number of countries has improved the outlook for crude oil.

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
The ABS reporting that unemployment sits at 6.2% was surely a relief to many, but the numbers don't reflect those that have received no income from an employer in the last four weeks. If it did, we'd be at 11.7%.

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
Private equity firm KKR, which recently acquired Colonial First State, is in hot water in the US over claims a health company it owns cut doctors pay amid the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
With days, weeks, and months passing in what seems a blink of an eye, Australians have become accustomed to the comfort of working from home. So what does it mean for commercial real estate and those invested in it?

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Fears super funds with memberships concentrated in the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 shutdown would feel the pain of early release more are proving largely unfounded, with funds of all kinds seeing withdrawals.

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In times of extreme volatility, it's more important than ever to ensure proper diversification, but the decisions made now will affect performance once we return to the status quo.

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
While it is clear it will take some time for the world to return to what it once was, the focus is now on recovery and what the post-pandemic world will look like.