Weekly market update – week ending 8 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose solidly over the last week as progress continued in reopening economies supporting perceptions that economic activity may... Read more continue reading

Senator the Hon Jane Hume confirms FASEA extension legislation is on the Senate’s agenda in live FPA webinar

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Senator the Hon Jane Hume, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, joined FPA CEO, Dante De Gori CFP®,  in a live webinar on 7 May, to provide FPA... Read more continue reading

Paul Xiradis talks: The economic outlook, earnings, dividends and banks in the wake of COVID-19

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What is your outlook for the global economy and are governments and central banks doing enough to ensure an eventual economic recovery? It’s fair to say that the current macro... Read more continue reading

The New Economic Order

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Fidelity International has outlined its base case macroeconomic assumption of a U-shaped recovery and addressed the new long-term trends that will set the world on a unique course post Covid-19.... Read more continue reading

Topdocs to provide COVID-19 documentation free of charge to advisers

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Leading legal document provider Topdocs has announced that their new suite of COVID-19 SMSF documentation will be provided free of charge to advisers Australia wide. The new documentation includes packages... Read more continue reading

New Parametric research reveals transition management’s blind spot

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Superannuation funds readjusting their investment portfolios need to carefully consider all the tax implications and not focus solely on timing and transaction costs, says global implementation specialist manager Parametric. In... Read more continue reading

CTRL-ALT-DEL: Rebooting the economy

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Economic trends National Cabinet to meet: National Cabinet will meet on Friday and top of the agenda will be plans to re-open the economy after a period of hibernation. Stimulus... Read more continue reading

Retail investors at risk in volatile markets

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ASIC analysis of markets during the COVID-19 period has revealed a substantial increase in retail activity across the securities market, as well as greater exposure to risk. We found that... Read more continue reading

Survivors and thrivers post COVID-19

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The havoc in stock markets in the March quarter from COVID-19 was on a scale rarely seen, with the economic fallout likely to expose vulnerabilities and growing bifurcation in sector... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association appoints Peter Burgess to Exec Role

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The SMSF Association is pleased to announce it has appointed Peter Burgess as Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and Education, effective from 1 June 2020. Burgess worked at the... Read more continue reading