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Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The composite PMI continues to strengthen, rising to a reading of 59.1 in August - a 72-month high ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... toilet paper in the current pandemic), consumers of whatever colour, creed or political affiliation would postpone purchasing new everything (home furnishings, clothes, shoes, TV, even houses) on expectations that tomorrow and the day after, prices would ...

Former investment adviser charged with $85m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... redemption requests of earlier investors and other liabilities. The complaint alleges Hu deceived IIG clients into purchasing these loans by directing others at IIG to create and provide to the clients fake loan documentation to substantiate the non-existent ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... funds. BT has never had an affiliation with ISA," ASIC said at the time. The matter did not specifically relate to the purchasing of AdWords. The second infringement notice at the time related to BT claiming in advertising material that it had outperformed ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 50.3 in June (indicating expansion), the second straight ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... force the government to declare a state of emergency part deux. Not to mention, despite the improvement in Japan's purchasing managers' surveys, both the services and manufacturing PMI remain in contraction (below 50). This would keep the Bank ...

ATO warns against SMSF property development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has shared its concerns about a growing number of SMSFs purchasing and investing in the development of real property. The ATO said it strongly encourages SMSF trustees who may be considering property development to seek ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... facilities primarily purchase bonds issued by US companies that were investment grade on March 22, 2020," he said. "By purchasing these bonds, the Federal Reserve is able to lower the borrowing costs for investment-grade companies and thus facilitate ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... the end of the first quarter). "There were some price effects of COVID-19 apparent in the March quarter due to higher purchasing of certain products towards the end of the quarter, as restrictions came into effect. Most notably, rises were seen in, other ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... we had added credit spread duration, from approximately 1.5 years to about 2.1 years." Janus Henderson has also been purchasing major bank debt, subordinated debt and investment grade proxies for global credit, he said. "One of the dynamics that's playing ...