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Chief economist update: A sensationalised version of the flu?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... everywhere. And yes, it's because of COVID-19 has now reportedly spread to 52 countries, disrupting travel, production, shopping... life in general really - due to lockdowns and/or closures and/or bans.... and when shopping and business activity ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... coronavirus persists heading into July, there'll be a lot of empty bleachers. Gone too would be tourist spend on shopping, amusement services, food services, accommodation, transport and cultural experiences. Never mind travel bans and quarantines ...

Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... The firm's assets amounted to $690,000. Much of it was goodwill and ended up not being realisable. The liquidator tried shopping the domain name to business brokers, in hope of recovering some value, but received little interest. At the same time, it ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... people don't vote - even if the government hands them money or reduces their taxes to zero - and they don't go shopping - even if the central banks pay them to borrow - to prop up the economy. Same old, same old. Akin to previous episodes, there's ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... core values." The release went on to say: "You are probably doing a lot already (riding a bike to work, using a reusable shopping bag or keep-cup etc.). It's our generation's turn to shape the world."

Sydney beats Dubai on most expensive cities list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Sydney is more expensive than Dubai and has the world's priciest business class flights but best-value luxury shopping, says a new report. Sydney came in as the 15th most expensive city in the world, ahead of Dubai at 17 in the Julius Bar's ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... experience required to accurately judge the quality of the advice they are getting. As evidence, ASIC pointed to shadow shopping research in 2012 in which 86% of consumers considered the retirement advice they received to be good, but ASIC assessors ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... 100% of consumers receive their payments - suggesting more will be saving their tax offset payments rather than going shopping - then Australia, we'll have a problem. Sure, saving and austerity is good for individual households... but not if every ...

AMP Capital restructures real estate arm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... Capital's Diversified Property Fund (ADPF), William's new role will see him lead the firm's entire retail platform, including shopping center asset management, AMP Capital's wholesale pooled funds with retail exposure, the AMP Capital Shopping Centre ...

Woodford suspension extended again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Woodford Equity Income Fund investors are unlikely to have access to their money in time to do their Christmas shopping. Link Asset Services confirmed last week that the Woodford Equity Income Fund is likely to remain suspended another four months ...