Time to stay invested: Nuveen encourages long-term investment perspective despite COVID-19 challenges

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Nuveen, one of the world’s largest investment managers, is urging local institutional investors to maintain long-term investment perspectives, despite the global market instability caused by the coronavirus health and economic... Read more continue reading

Life insurers respond to Synchron’s call

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Life insurers have responded to a call from Synchron to step up in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Synchron Director Don Trapnell wrote to the CEOs of each life... Read more continue reading

Super fund returns stabilise in April

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As markets saw less volatility in April, super funds saw some of March’s losses reversed, although the memories of the March falls remain fresh. Members enjoyed a positive result in... Read more continue reading

Sustainable Investing in action in Australia

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Introduction In the previously published first article of this two-part series (‘Sustainable investing, concepts, considerations and conversations’), we introduced the topic of Sustainable Investing (SI), focussing on the different types... Read more continue reading

Three building blocks needed to exit COVID-19

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The global economy requires three key building blocks to ‘exit’ COVID-19 in the safest, most effective way possible, according to Lazard Asset Management. In a note to investors, Ron Temple,... Read more continue reading

Colonial First State data reveals surge in super switches

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New data from Colonial First State (CFS) reveals switches by super members were three times the usual rate in March as a number of Australians moved their superannuation to cash... Read more continue reading

Dividend cuts and COVID-19, what it means for income? The experts weigh in.

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The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt very heavily in investment markets, and the fluttering of the black swan’s wings has certainly disconcerted income-oriented investors. The latest ‘Partner Series’... Read more continue reading

Early super release and job subsidies lead advice enquiries

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Early release of super was the topic most frequently asked about by advisers’ clients during March and April as the government sought to limit the fallout from the Coronavirus, according... Read more continue reading

Earnings downgrades globally still have a long way to play out

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The outlook for investors has changed dramatically since the start of the year and will likely continue to shift moving forward. The associated shocks of the severe dislocation in global... Read more continue reading

Coronavirus crash puts ETFs under pressure, but sector proves up to it

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The spectacular market slump and price dislocation experienced over February and March put the stock market under stress; but the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector was perhaps more closely watched than... Read more continue reading