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Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... forceful responses. JobKeeper, JobSeeker, Homebuilder, among others, and the RBA's stimulative policies -- helped keep this "land girt by sea" afloat. So much so that, in the Prime Minister's words: "In less than 12 months from when the recession ...

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... won't be long now until cherry blossoms start blooming in Japan. But just like these blossoms' short-lived wonder, the Land of the Rising Sun's economic recovery through various crises going back to the late 1980s-early 1990s proved to be ...

Industry fund awards ESG mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... its assets. State Street's solution will provide EISS Super with customised ESG performance and risk management with top-down and bottom-up capabilities including viewing the portfolio through ESG data sets. As a result, EISS will have visibility of ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... home surroundings, hearing their pets make noise, or having their kids interrupt on a Zoom call. I think that has brought down the walls many of us have up. Fifita Ngaue, head of claims, MetLife Australia Q: Why did you choose a career in financial services? ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... Prime Minister Scott Morrison's arm a day before the national roll-out on the 22nd of February this year, this 'Land Down Under' has already been returning to pre-covid normality. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
No more tears, fears... and hopefully snap lockdowns. Today, 22 February 2021, will go down in Australian history as VAC (vaccine against covid-19) Day (although Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly and 84-year-old ...

Praemium profit, growth up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... including Powerwrap's revenue of $6.9 million. EBITDA declined 1% to $8.4 million. The EBITDA margins were 33% of revenue, down 10% for the previous corresponding period. Praemium said it was due to incorporating Powerwrap's results, declining equity ...

Future Fund increases cash again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
The $171 billion sovereign wealth fund increased its cash position to 19.8% or about $34 billion, as it reports a positive year for returns ending December. Future Fund returned 1.7% in the year after positive returns in the September and December quarters ...

Foreign investors face tip offs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... around the ownership of residential real estate. Foreign investors wanting to purchase new dwellings, vacant residential land and in some circumstances, established property, must generally apply for foreign investment approval. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... services industry was relatively insulated from many of the impacts of COVID-19 felt by industries that were forced to shut down, like those in the hospitality sector or by frontline workers in healthcare. But, the industry still played its part in supporting ...