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US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... Philip Lowe said the central bank "stands ready to purchase Australian government bonds." Lowe made the announcement on Monday, following the Fed's decision overnight. Lowe said: "Australia's financial system is resilient and it is well placed ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
COVID-19, despite its obvious health hazards and hysteria-spooked market volatility, can actually be an opportunity for investors, enabling them to purchase the market's darlings at discounted prices. That's according to Paul Taylor, portfolio ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on Monday. Markets rebounded on Tuesday on hopes of government stimulus - with the White House reportedly working on a proposal to ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... production. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude and global Brent Crude benchmark slid 24.59% and 24.1%, respectively on Monday. Currently, WTI is trading up 8%, while Brent crude is trading up 8.95%. Moody's Analytics energy economist Chris ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... teleconference this week to coordinate their response to the coronavirus outbreak, France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday." "Finance ministers need to ensure that their responses are "as coordinated as possible" in order to be effective ...

HUB24 also in line at Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... signed. About 20 non-indicative offers were received, who were expected to get access to the electronic data room last Monday. At the meeting, EY said APRA, ASIC and other stakeholders were to see a list of the shortlisted bidders. EY is yet to disclose ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... tech company listed here and grow here. It's something to be excited about," he said. The index (XTX) goes live on Monday, February 24. Xero, Computershare and afterpay are the top three shares on launch.

Westpac also owed money by Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... against Sargon CT Holdings Pty Ltd. This is one of the companies to which EY was appointed as the voluntary administrator on Monday afternoon. What triggered Sargon Capital's receivership? It is understood that last week's receivership of the ...

New MySuper outcomes tool set for release

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
A new tool will be released on Monday allowing trustees of superannuation funds to compare the outcomes of their MySuper option with those of their competitors. Superannuation investment solution provider Trustee Tailored Super (TTS) is planning to ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... this kind have a short-term impact on stock markets," Green said. And "short-term impact" the new coronavirus has had. On Monday in Asia, markets suffered dramatic blows, with the Shanghai Composite falling 2.7%, the Hong Kong Hang Seng dropping 1.1% ...