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Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... the cherubim and seraphim for eternity (those of us who weren't naughty at least). Global monetary and fiscal authorities would just have to provide assurances and/or concrete policy support until the world shakes off the coronavirus...and they are. ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... it's only a matter of time for the rest to follow. "What investors, with good reason, choose to believe is that the authorities, in China and all over the world, will respond with more liquidity; it is taken as a given. So I think the market is ignoring ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... quarter) and fell by 0.4% in the year to the December quarter after surging by 1.8% in the previous quarter. Japanese authorities can finger the blame on Typhoon Hagibis - which battered the country in October last year - and/or the lingering anxiety ...

Analyst views on ESG swing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... increased focus on ESG from China corporates. We believe this is due a combination of factors including the Chinese authorities' drive to improve governance, a rush among companies to invest in renewables before government subsidies are cut, and calls ...

VFMC hires investment stewardship lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... managing assets of over $65 billion, and delivers investment and funds-management services to 29 Victorian public authorities and related organisations.

More staff embroiled in Macquarie investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
German authorities have expanded their investigation into a 2011 lending transaction, doubling the number of Macquarie staff considered suspects since late 2018. In an update to the ASX on Thursday evening, Macquarie said it was cooperating with an ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... an update on Tuesday. There have also been reports of cases in Thailand, South Korea and Japan. Philippine health authorities said on Tuesday that they were investigating the case of a five-year old Chinese boy with a travel history to Wuhan after he ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... The report Somes referred to was published in February this year, in which the IMF stated: "It is recommended that authorities are granted additional powers to support fair and effective competition between/among infrastructures." "Competition between ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... in the BIS report is certainly playing out in Australia. "It might induce a bias toward inaction among other policy authorities, such as regulatory, prudential and fiscal policymakers, if they believe the burden of policy interventions can be left to ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Club Plus told Financial Standard : "Identity theft is an appalling crime and we've been working closely with authorities to aid their investigation, as well as conducting our own review. We have not identified any additional fraudulent activity ...