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Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... is using the SARS outbreak in 2003 as a guide. "On that occasion, there was a sharp slowing in output growth in China for a few months, before a sharp bounce-back as the outbreak was controlled and economic stimulus measures were introduced," he said. ...

AMP urged to mediate with advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... moves to exit up to 250 financial planning businesses. Carnell said over 80 AMP advisers have visited her offices in the past few months saying they are facing "financial ruin" as a result of AMP's new exit plan. "Many of those planners who borrowed ...

SMSF data misleading: BGL

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... he said. He argued that the figures used by ASIC to describe the costs of running a SMSF portfolio only applied to a select few. "Our analysis has ascertained that ASIC's calculation of the average cost of running an SMSF includes Australian and overseas ...

Sargon runs out of steam

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... Group which is home to about 110 advisers. Chasing growth Sargon has been aggressive in its pursuit of growth for the past few years. In 2018 alone, it bought Madison Financial Group in April, trustee business Diversa in September and advicetech Decimal ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
Aussie investors have swapped the bull for the bear, as macroeconomic and geopolitical tensions weigh heavily on high hopes for a repeated 2019. That's according to the latest research from Investment Trends, which found that investor sentiment ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... even currencies. Despite Green's ominous prediction, he argues that financial markets will likely bounce back in the next few months. "Stock markets tend to bottom with the peak in new cases during a public health issue of this kind, before rebounding ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... in the range of $2.5 billion to $6.8 billion as a result. "The brand's revenue has been falling consistently over the past few years, and with the high costs of customer remediation following the inquiry needing to be factored in, the bank's position ...

AMP Capital renews investment team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... managing director, retail Brett Williams said he was pleased to make the two new appointments to the fund. "Over the last few months [Green] has worked closely with me as I've transitioned into my new role, and his appointment demonstrates the outstanding ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... to a serious outbreak threat could mushroom into a major economic catastrophe as even a 'minor' outbreak of just a few thousand sick people geographically distributed around the world could invoke a massive and unprecedented response." Did you ...

Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... no-deal Brexit, leading to some retreat from the risk-off environment that had set in at the time of the October WEO." "However, few signs of turning points are yet visible in global macroeconomic data." It was not all positive news however, with the ...