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Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... "Fed announced flurry of measures to improve market liquidity. QE now open-ended after Fed has previously committed to purchasing $700 billion in Treasuries and MBS. Asset purchases will be expanded to include commercial mortgage-backed securities, or ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... spokesperson told Financial Standard : "TAL continues to provide cover in the event of a claim for COVID-19.New customers purchasing TAL policies will be covered in line with their policy and individual underwriting terms." "However, at the time of taking ...

Court punishes OTC derivative issuers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... have been found guilty of contravening their AFSL licences by using account managers to pressure retail investors into purchasing products which lost investors more than $30 million. The Federal Court has found that AGM Markets, OT Markets, and Ozifin ...

Consumers trust Google over advisers: NobleOak

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... financial adviser." NobleOak found consumers also prefer scouring the internet for advice on life insurance products. "Purchasing behaviour has continued to evolve and the digital revolution means more consumers are doing their own research as information ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... monetary policy stimulus appears limited. "Given the low absolute level of interest rates, it is unlikely that those purchasing a house today will experience the high house price returns that older generations of Australian homeowners have experienced." ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... but was delayed on the back of the Royal Commission. The sale finally went through in October of this year, with IOOF purchasing the business at a discount. IOOF paid $850 million, down from the original sale price of $975 million.

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... becomes less competitive. As a result, export volumes fall and imports increase. "This is consistent with a higher purchasing power of domestic residents and lower import prices; for a given level of production, they can now afford to consume more imports." ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... safe-haven buying of the Japanese yen. This would be a godsend for the BOJ. More so, given the latest indications from its purchasing managers' indices. The Jibun Bank Japan PMI indices all dropped into contraction territory - below 50 - in October. ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... and a budget deficit of 4.6% of GDP for America. Another factor that determines relative exchange rates is inflation. Purchasing power parity dictates that the currency of the country with higher inflation must depreciate to adjust for price growth differences. ...

ASIC nudges robo-adviser to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... investment and superannuation recommendations. Plenty Plus provided advice on the establishment of self-managed super funds, purchasing property with super, commencing and ceasing pensions and contributions into super. ASIC raised concerns with Lime ...