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IFM Investors named in class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... purchases were inflated as a result of the shutdown of the pipeline, the action alleges. "For the first time in six years, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States exceeded [US]$3 - and this was due to the defendant's failure ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... to firms. There should be no new use of LIBOR - including USD LIBOR - after the end of 2021." LIBOR is an interest-rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the largest banks in London. It is open to corruption and cartel behaviour due to the ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... April 2021. A spokesperson for AIA said: "Premiums for death and TPD cover have increased by 6.8%. This is less than the average market increase of 13.7%. Premiums for income protection have not increased." "The increase reflects two significant cover ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... the previous month. Business confidence surged to a record high reading of 26 in April from the already above long-term average readings of 17 in March and 19 in February (long-term average is 6). Note that the survey was taken after reports of delays ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... quickened to 1.3% from 1.1% in March. The IHS Markit/CIPS PMI survey found that: "May data pointed to the fastest increase in average cost burdens across the UK private sector since August 2008. Manufacturers mostly commented on price pressures due to ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... index's sub-components. Business confidence surged to a record high reading of 26 in April from the already above long-term average readings of 17 in March and 19 in Feb (long-term average is 6). This would encourage Australian businesses to keep ...

Future Fund to hire 70 for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... investment officer Sue Brake confirmed the additional hiring. The Future Fund requested and was granted an increase in its average staffing levels (ASLs) from 196 to 350 which is 79% higher, on the back of a more challenging investment environment and ...

Research reveals factors influencing advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... risk levels than those that are single. Elsewhere, university-educated advisers have lower risk capacity assessments on average, while salaried advisers gave higher recommended risk levels than those receiving commissions or fees. Experience, nor how ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... roundup that the global recovery is getting hot, hot, hot. But the latest survey shows that inflation is too. In the US: "Average selling prices for goods and services are both rising at unprecedented rates, which will feed through to higher consumer ...

Chief economist: What JobKeeper cliff?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... previous month - with business confidence surging to a record high reading of 26 in April from the already above long-term average readings of 17 in March and 19 in Feb (long-term average is 6). More recently, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...