Coronavirus

All foreign transactions will be subject to FIRB review, a process that will now take six months instead of 30 days.

The UK government has decided to assess financial support for airports during covid-19 on a case-by-case basis, rather than providing a wholesale support package.

The two profit-for-member funds have delayed their merger date by six months due to concerns about market volatility and to help ease staff working arrangements.

Aircraft leasing has been popular with institutional investors but faces a crisis like no other as the airline industry faces bankruptcy.

Asset bounce-backs harder to predict, the importance of contractual structures and why certain fund vintages might become problematic.

Two of Australia’s largest funds, AustralianSuper and UniSuper, have booked significant devaluations of their unlisted asset portfolios in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Highly leveraged midstream companies are likely to default on loans, but natural gas, which has not seen commodity price volatility like oil has, is one bright spot.

Airports in Australia have been hit hard by coronavirus, just as in almost every other country. How bad is the situation and what will Australian asset managers do to mitigate the impact?

The measures which, the government is adopting in light of the coronavirus pandemic, amount to $448.5m and are aimed at helping airlines and toll road users.

Transport assets are likely to be hit the hardest from the coronavirus crisis, although much will depend on the contracts behind the assets.