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Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... 200-300 cases between June and September to a little below a million by the middle of October. European governments have, so far, resisted re-imposing national lockdowns. This is underscored by FactSet's report on 17 October 2020: "Mitigation measures ...

Future Fund director puts WA property on the market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
John Poynton has listed for sale his family's 15-bedroom property in Western Australia, with the price expected to be in the $7.5 million range. Sundance Lodge in Yallingup is spread over 13.2 hectares, and comes with 15 beds, 14 bathrooms, 36 car parks ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... start of 2020) buoyed by swift and aggressive monetary and fiscal policy responses. The All Ordinaries index is up 1.5% so far this year and is expected to end the vaccine year 2021 with around a 15% gain. This isn't hard to achieve, especially relative ...

Crypto fortune hinges on forgotten password

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... to have 10 password guesses before it encrypts its contents forever. Thomas has already had eight guesses, and no luck so far. "I got to a point where I said to myself, 'Let it be in the past, just for your own mental health'," Thomas told the New ...

Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... at 4 January 2021 - almost double the 33,500 peak in the second wave and exponentially more than 7900 top in the first. So far, the British currency's reaction has been relatively muted. Sterling's effective exchange rate has depreciated by 2.5% ...

AMP adviser numbers shrivel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... Approximately 300 of the advisers that left AMP ceased operating as financial advisers all together according to the ASIC FAR data. "AMP made the decision that they weren't economically viable," Macdonald said. AMP Financial Planning advisers filed a ...

Australian banks among most fined

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
Australian banks have taken the inauspicious title of second most fined in the world for 2020, according to new data. The research from Finbold found that US banks had to pay the most in fines of anywhere in the world - with 12 fines against US banks ...

FASEA urges advisers to maximise exam sittings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... the end of this year to pass the exam if they want to remain in the industry, with six sittings of the exam scheduled. So far, 11,241 advisers have passed the exam - just 52% of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. FASEA is in the process of being shut ...

AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... acquired in 2018, as it aims to reduce expenses over next three years. AMG Super, which is partly owned by DDH Graham, has so far run the $140 million Emplus Super and $300 million Freedom of Choice Super as standalone divisions of AMG. "We are in a ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Americans to commit 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president. Announcing more restrictions wouldn't be far behind if the US continues to record high rates of infections and deaths. This would put added downward pressure on ...