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Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... the first of its three interest rate cuts in June last year. Lowe's hoping for the best but, "in the event that the country did find itself in that position, I would hope that policy options other than monetary policy were also on the country's ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... entirely supported the government's review of the scheme and its efforts to maximise the opportunities and benefits the country gets from foreign investment. "The Significant Investor Visa program has brought in billions to the Australian economy, assisting ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... in the process. "Our economists estimated that a halving of the gap between male and female participation would see the country's GDP would benefit by $60 billion over 20 years, while cumulative living standards would be raised by up to $140 billion," ...

Board departure at Sargon subsidiary

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... spokesperson for the company said. "[This is] due to a re-ordering of his personal priorities and plans to be out of the country for extended periods," the spokesperson said. "He then agreed a transition period with the chair, with his resignation taking ...

BlackRock shuts ASX-listed ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... stocks, and survived BlackRock's trimming of its Australian ETF offering in 2018 as a part of which it axed other single-country Asian ETFs. "BIMAL [BlackRock Investment Management Limited, as the responsible entity] continues to review its range ...

VanEck launches first active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... "We are thrilled to bring this strategy to Australia. We believe an index-agnostic approach is key because bottom-up, country-specific selections drive risk/return, and passively investing in the biggest index components can mean exposure to excessively ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... year on Australia Day hundreds of members of the public are recognised by the government for their contributions to the country.

CIMIC in $1.8b writedown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
The country's largest construction company has reported a loss of $1.8 billion, blaming tough market conditions in the Middle East. CIMIC announced the writedown in a submission on the ASX saying the decision to exit the Middle East market came after ...

New chief at HSBC Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... for Asia-Pacific. HSBC said it is commencing a three-year plan for Australia that aims to grow its banking model in the country. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited deputy chair and chief executive Peter Wong said: "I am delighted that ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Australia. The report said the hit comes as the delayed effects of the global economic slowdown are being felt around the country, coupled with the sector's public scandals and ongoing fallout from the Royal Commission. ANZ took the biggest loss to its ...