Adviser survey urges ASIC to be facilitative, lenient The message from advisers to clients is ‘don’t crystallise your losses’, while the message from a Money Management survey of advisers to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is to be facilitative and lenient through the COVID-19 crisis. For more.

More stimulus might be needed It is unlikely that fiscal stimulus will be able to keep Australia out of recession over March/June quarters and more stimulus may still be needed, according to AMP Capital. For more.

Hume's lack of sympathy for undiversified super funds Superannuation funds which have focused on members in single industries and single groups only have themselves to blame if they have found themselves in trouble amid job losses stemming from COVID-19. For more.

COVID-19 to increase advice demand Allan Gray surveyed 70 advisers with 77% saying COVID-19 will increase demand for financial advice. For more.

Australian equities fall behind international peers Australian equities are faring worse than their geographic rivals with the biggest losses of major equity regions, despite strong performance until the end of the 2019. For more.

Schroders announces new leadership in Asia Pacific Schroders has promoted Chris Durack, country head of Australia, to co-head of Asia Pacific with Singapore country head Susan Soh as the firm recognises the ‘rapid growth’ it has seen in Asia Pacific. For more.

BT Panorama to include Lonsec’s managed portfolios Lonsec has announced it has partnered with BT Financial Group and its full managed portfolio offering is now available on BT Panorama platform. For more.

Hostplus ready to deploy funds under early access scheme Hostplus has said it has ample liquidity available to support members undergoing financial hardship due to COVID-19 but warned it would substantially reduce member’s final balance on retirement. For more.

Investors seek out cheap stocks online Google searches by investors looking to ‘buy stocks’ increased 663% between the last week of February and the second week of March as investors try to find cheap equities to purchase. For more.

Navigating the ESG labyrinth There is no one-size-fits-all approach to ESG investing but integrating it into your investment process can lead to better-informed investment decisions, writes Masja Zandbergen. For more.

Allaying clients’ biggest financial fear: running out of money One of the biggest worries for people entering retirement is sequencing risk so financial advisers can add value to their clients by addressing this risk, Miriam Herold writes. For more.

Strong score for equity funds It was good news for the mixed asset growth, global and small and mid cap funds in this edition of the FE fundinfo Crown Ratings, all reporting double-digit funds which received five Crowns. For more.