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AMP advisers low priority for ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... committee to look into BOLR agreements being slashed because she was not satisfied ASIC would be taking any action. "In response to my letter requesting they investigate this issue ASIC has confirmed it does not consider this matter to be a priority ...

Statewide overhauls risk management approach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... adapting some of our certified identification processes which provided a solution for members who were isolated as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic." Muir said Statewide is optimistic about the uses for things like AI, but said it will also ensure ...

AMP hit with credit downgrade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... implications. The rating assigned to AMP Bank remains unchanged by S&P at BBB+. The change to the credit rating is a response to the AMP Life Limited sale which settled at the end of June. In an announcement to the ASX, AMP defended itself against the ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of a sharp decline in global output, a massive fiscal response has been necessary to increase health capacity, replace lost household income and prevent large-scale bankruptcies. However ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... to have acted unethically, we think investors in the company should look for opportunities to influence an appropriate response by the company to remedy errors and ensure they are not repeated. "But if that can't be achieved, divestment is a powerful ...

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... own finances, reduce their worries and improve their overall wellbeing." With many households tightening their belts in response to the recessionary environment, Fidelity International cross asset specialist Anthony Doyle argued the country was unlikely ...

Chief economist update: We're all Victorians now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... recently and the downturn has been less severe than earlier expected... There has also been a pick-up in retail spending in response to the decline in infections and the easing of restrictions in most of the country." Reserve Bank of Australia governor ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... in value of thermal coal miners, and increasingly insurance companies are signally their intent to exit this sector in response to medium-term climate-related risks. "Divestment from thermal coal mining is an important first step, but we recognise there ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... treasuries develop projections of national GST revenues, helping to unearth the magnitude of further erosion and guide policy response, and also advocated for an increase to the GST rate as well as expanding the base to cover fresh food, healthcare ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... "No Victorians allowed" signs - even threatening fines and/or imprisonment. The second wave has come to Victoria. In response, state premier Dan Andrews has re-imposed lockdowns in 36 suburbs as at the end of June, with another three suburbs put into ...