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COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... More than half (58%) of the CFOs surveyed said navigating the uncertain landscape disrupted by COVID-19 keeps them awake at night. Nearly the same number of CFOs said cost cutting and accelerated transformations are the other main issues they grapple ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales agreement at 11:59pm last night and settled on court proceedings, the terms of which are confidential, Chant West said in ASX filings this morning. Chant ...

ASIC sues CBA, CFS over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... referral, demonstrates the regulator's commitment to its Royal Commission litigation program. Responding via the ASX last night, CBA acknowledged the action brought against it. "The claim alleges certain contraventions of conflicted remuneration ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... are working with some of the biggest economic challenges this country has ever faced and our government is working day and night to get the balance right, to get the right supports in place," Morrison said.

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Big winners in the 15th annual awards include BlackRock, Legg Mason, Vanguard and Zurich. BlackRock's national ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Wall Street is down! Repeat, Wall Street is down! At the close of last night's trading activity all US benchmark equity indices closed sharply lower: Dow (6.9%), S&P 500 (5. 9%), Nasdaq (5.3%), Russell 2000 (7.6%). Financial market wire and web ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... said. "Would you be buying with your ears pinned back now? To me, you've got to have enough cash so you sleep well at night because the market always does provide opportunities." He recommends investors work against their emotions and accept that ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
"Tell him he's dreaming!" The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report showing that the country's unemployment rose from 5.2% in March to ONLY 6.2% in April surely is a pleasant dream considering the nightmarish backdrop of the long ...

ISA questioned over political donations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Dean did ask for clarity on what was defined as a donation. He noted that it is valuable for ISA to buy tickets to budget night events for either political party and questioned whether that would be defined as a donation. "Events like the budget night ...