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How super could soften the financial blow of coronavirus

  • Written by Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne
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With Australia now facing a severe economic (and health) crisis, there are calls to allow people to access their superannuation to obtain cash.

That makes a lot of sense. Why have assets tied up to get a slightly better retirement outcome if the misery of current life can be softened by accessing those assets now?

But allowing that...

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