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Fintech to take on super with new hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... "Self-managed super doesn't need to be a stuffy domain for the wealthy and mature cohort. As Aussies grab a hold of their financial health, it's time they had some transparency and choice around the 9.5% they contribute to super each month. What ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... nominated two reasons: "First, fiscal policy can respond in a much more targeted way to the parts of the economy affected by health restrictions... Fiscal policy can directly respond where help is most needed. "Second, fiscal policy can break paradox ...

Findex appoints chief growth officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... for many of our 250,000 clients during this unprecedented year, spanning agriculture, education, professional services, health care and many more. "Chris' appointment to chief growth officer will enable us to expand our offering to the sectors that we're ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... influence as responsible stewards of capital to ensure that corporate growth doesn't come at the expense of the long-term health of our natural world and the societies that inhabit it," Fidelity global head of stewardship and sustainable investing ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
A survey of institutional investors representing over €2 trillion in assets under management, conducted by Aviva Investors, demonstrated that COVID-19's blows to real assets have left pension funds wary. Less than half of insurance companies (49%) ...

Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... industry and regulators to support those with financial disputes. "The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most challenging health and economic crises Australia has ever experienced," Locke said. "It has had a significant impact on Australian consumers ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... challenges before him. "The battle to control the virus. The battle to build prosperity. The battle to secure your family's health care. The battle to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country. The battle to save the climate. ...

Macquarie profits slide 32%

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... lower than same period last year. "Recent months have been overshadowed by the profound human impact of COVID-19 global health crisis and its economic consequences," Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanyake said. "Those impacts are reflected in ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... administrations by £2 billion to £16 billion and up to £500 million of funding for councils to support local public health. The Exchequer's largesse came on the same day the UK central bank expanded QE -- increasing its asset purchase target by ...