CORONAVIRUS

Financial planning

The second lockdown in Melbourne could see the Reserve Bank of Australia needing to cut rates further, after holding at 0.25% yesterday for the fifth consecutive month....

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Superannuation

The total number of repeat applications for the Government’s super access hardship scheme has reached one million with an average payment of $8,619, according to data....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is facing tough questioning around how it has handled a number of issues amid the disruption of COVID-19....

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Financial planning

What are financial advisers telling their clients about retirement income strategies amid the low interest rate, low dividend environment generated by the COVID-19 pandem...

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Financial planning

FASEA has granted a once off three-month extension to meet the 40-hour CPD requirement....

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Financial planning

Australia’s Big Four banks have been rated on their COVID-19 responses by consumer advocate Choice, with ANZ performing the worst. ...

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Funds management

The residential, industrial and office sectors have been the most resilient in the wake of COVID-19, according to First Sentier Investors....

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Funds management

Challenger is looking to strengthen its capital position by backing investment grade fixed income opportunities to help withstand further market volatility....

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Features

In the second part of his look at client reviews, Astute Wheel’s Hans Egger outlines the steps which should be taken in the actual client review....

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Rate the raters

Oksana Patron examines the relationship between fund managers and research houses and whether it has been affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Expert Analysis

While airports may have come under recent scrutiny, writes Sarah Shaw, the wider infrastructure sector has tremendous opportunity to support the economic recovery....

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Expert Analysis

The price of gold could surpass US$2,000 in the next 12 months, writes Russel Chesler, as more capital is forced into the relative safety of the precious metal. ...

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Funds management

Investment grade credit could offer value despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Western Asset....

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Superannuation

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has been hit by a surge of complaints relating to hardship early release superannuation, with many based on superannuation f...

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Financial planning

Analysis from AMP Capital shows consumer confidence is back to pre-COVID levels, but not yet to its historical peak....

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