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Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... cure. As Factset notes: "BBC reported that UK experts said the low-dose of steroid treatment cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators and by 1/5th of those on oxygen. The Recovery Trial was led by a team from Oxford University where ...

Flamingo AI acquisition scrapped

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... diligence on an exclusive basis until May 31, key employees accepting new positions with the buyer, shareholder approval, any third-party consent to assign contracts or assets, and entry into a formal agreement. Flamingo's founder Catriona Wallace had ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... despite wide sweeping reforms, the government will not be able to save every business. "Australia is expected to have the third lowest fall in GDP in 2020 of all economies surveyed by the OECD," Morrison said. "But the hit to our economy, we must understand ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Perth Mint says it will initiate an independent third-party review of its audit process after an AFR investigation raised concerns about conflicts in how it sources gold. The Western-Australian government owned Perth Mint allegedly buys up to $200 ...

Schroders deputy multi-asset head to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... who has been with Schroders since 2009 including in New York for the last six years, will move to the Sydney team in the third quarter. "He is a voting member of our Global Asset Allocation Committee and as an Australian national, is well known to the ...

Real estate assets hit $316bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... billion allocated to real estate in Asia Pacific, closely followed by ARA Asset Management with $92.9 billion GLP ranks third with $70.7 billion. Amelie Delaunay, director of research and professional standards at ANREV, said the rise in Australian asset ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... "The authorities should be considering further stimulus that may be needed once existing measures expire at the end of the third quarter 2020." The report suggested the support should focus on improving resilience and social and physical infrastructure ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... worst of the coronavirus pandemic maybe (is?) behind us. As such, equity markets are going on a tear. After losing nearly a third of their value this year to March 23, the MSCI equity index (down 30.5%) and the MSCI emerging equity market index (down ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Australian financial firms are struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change, with two thirds of executives revealing that risks are emerging more rapidly than ever before. More than 70 Australian senior risk executives from the major ...

Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Australians are taking a more active interest in their insurance and superannuation, as the impact of COVID-19 on personal finances continues to be felt, according to MetLife. The new research from MetLife found one in four Australians, or 28%, have ...