Australians in the dark on super investments as COVID-19 hits retirement savings

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In the weeks leading up to the COVID-19 crisis and its dramatic impact on markets, the majority of Australians believed their superannuation fund would protect their retirement savings from a... Read more continue reading

Q2 ETF landscape report shows robustness of the ETF sector in Australia

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The latest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) sector report from ETF Securities- the Q2 ETF Landscape Report – continues to reflect the vote of confidence in this asset class by investor activity, despite the... Read more continue reading

The outlook for dividends in a world of yield starvation

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There remains much uncertainty regarding the depth, breadth and length of the COVID-19 recession. For example, the Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (compiled by academics from Stanford, Chicago, and Northwestern)... Read more continue reading

Australian and global Corporates lead UN-backed climate advocacy campaign

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The Australian local network of the UN Global Compact has urged business and the Federal Government to remain focused on the opportunities and threats presented by climate change by incorporating... Read more continue reading

Deferred, cancelled, and suspended – a look at dividends in the current market environment

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What has happened? The COVID-19 pandemic and response from governments to manage the health and safety of the global population has led to significant changes in daily life. Social distancing... Read more continue reading

Explaining the April US equity bounce

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Key points US unemployment is heading for levels not seen since the Great Depression. Despite the current dire economic outlook, US equity indices are back to October 2019 levels after... Read more continue reading

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