CORONAVIRUS

Superannuation

Ten big superannuation funds have been revealed as going the heavy lifting on superannuation hardship early release....

Financial planning

The country has experienced the shortest and sharpest economic contraction in history as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but challenging times will likely persist, Beta...

Financial planning

Australia is officially in its first recession for 30 years, according to figures from the Treasury, but the June quarter will be “more severe”....

Life/Risk

Those members of AustralianSuper who empty out their superannuation accounts via the Government’s hardship early release scheme will continue to have life cover worth $10...

Funds management

Asset held in impact investment products have tripled over the past two years to $19.9 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...

Features

In the first of a two-part series, Hans Egger explains what clients are wanting from their reviews in these difficult times....

Features

The record low oil price would ordinarily be a benefit for oil importers, writes Laura Dew, but the COVID-19 pandemic means these are anything but ordinary times....

Features

China has been under intense political scrutiny as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Chris Dastoor writes, its investment markets have proven resilient....

Expert Analysis

No-one foresaw the extent the pandemic would disrupt life, writes Andy Todd, but has it brought the future of work forward and how will companies adapt as we enter the re...

Expert Analysis

What lessons can we learn from past financial crises as investors and financial advisers try to construct portfolios for an economic recovery, asks Anthony Doyle. ...

Financial planning

Advisers who volunteer in the initiative for at least 60 hours will receive three months of licensee fee relief....

Financial planning

More than 600 complaints were in relation to superannuation and the delays in early release, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority....

Financial planning

The personal aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the positive aspects of receiving financial advice, after the sector faced scrutiny in the Royal Commission....

Funds management

The lockdown showed the social value of infrastructure as well as the benefit for investors for firms with strong balance sheets....

Funds management

One of the country’s largest agriculture stocks is now trading at levels higher than pre-COVID-19 and helped Australian equity funds lessen the shock of the pandemic-indu...

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