CORONAVIRUS

Financial planning

Troubled property investment firm Mayfair 101 has launched its next strategy, a fixed income property bond investing in a tourist resort in Mission Beach, Queensland. ...

Superannuation

Uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has lowered satisfaction levels with industry and retail super fund members but self-managed super fund and public sector fund member satis...

Funds management

Investment strategies need to preserve capital, look for strong balance sheets and good quality assets that have been oversold as the scale of the economic shock COVID-19...

Funds management

Although emerging markets offer unique exposure to both COVID-19 and the oil price crash, Western Asset sees value in the higher quality part of the market....

Financial planning

There was an 8.9% decline in total wages in the financial services and insurance sector between 28 March and 4 April, one of the highest changes across industry sectors, ...

Financial planning

Australia could ‘grow very strongly’ in 2021 according to Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe, but the fallout from COVID-19 will ‘cast a shadow over the econo...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds may be opting for rapid out of cycle devaluations of their unlisted assets, but major ratings house, Chant West, argues those unlisted assets are sti...

Financial planning

New research has confirmed that while financial advisers are busy helping their clients, they also have a strong focus on ensuring their own business survival in the curr...

Financial planning

COVID-19 has taken a hit to the confidence levels of chief executives of mid-sized organisations as cashflow is top of mind, according to a survey....

People & Products

The workplace mental wellbeing organisation has updated its online courses to help workers during COVID-19....

Editorial

The Government and ASIC were right to act on making the provision of advice to confused and worried superannuation fund members and advice clients easier, but some import...

Features

Significant market corrections are, thankfully, rare but Ausbil Investment Management executive chair, chief investment officer and head of equities, Paul Xiradis, says t...

Features

With many people focused on how far their investments have plummeted, it is an opportunity for advisers to contact with their clients on tax to make sure they are making ...

Expert Analysis

The major insurers have been faced with some key challenges as a result of COVID-19. Col Fullagar looks at the issues and the implications resulting from the pandemic....

Expert Analysis

The last few weeks have highlighted the importance of liquidity to markets, writes Arian Neiron, so how have ETFs fared and how can they be traded in volatile times like ...

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