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Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
It won't be long now till we again hear "balcony concertos" - the ones started in Italy back in March this year (and gone viral on cyberspace) when the government imposed a hard lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic - for infections in Europe ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
BT has proposed changes to its Wealth Connect business which could see at least 38 roles become redundant, as Westpac continues to review its wealth platform, superannuation, investments and insurance businesses. BT's Wealth Connect team provides ...

Grow Super founder sentenced in betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
The founder of Grow Super has been sentenced, after pleading guilty to gambling with insider information. Appearing yesterday, Joshua Wilson was sentenced in Downing Centre Local Court to 18 months good behaviour. He was not fined or given a custodial ...

Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill has said the sexual harassment of women is rife within the financial services industry, not just at AMP. Speaking to the Financial Services Council at a virtual event, the Senator said she was disturbed after hearing ...

Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
Will they? Won't they? According to Bill, the RBA will. That's Westpac chief economist Bill Evans for you. Bill released a note a day after RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle addressed the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) September 22 virtual ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Guy Debelle address at the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) September 22 virtual conference sparked a second wave - a second wave of negative interest rate speculation, that is. It was last on the ...

Hostplus can't be killed: Sicilia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has firmly rebutted speculation that COVID-19 and the early release of super scheme could have caused a liquidity crisis, detailing a series of extreme events that wouldn't "kill the fund". "There was never ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
"Australians all let us rejoice... in joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair." It wasn't supposed to go this way. Given the re-imposition of lockdown in Melbourne and most Australian states "closed border" policy, financial markets ...

Industry, APRA mull super merger costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Superannuation industry stakeholders are in talks with the prudential regulator to devise a lower cost option for fund mergers, with smaller funds currently facing the potential of being priced out of merger opportunities. Appearing as part of a session ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The US Federal Reserve's new monetary policy framework - lower interest rates for longer or average inflation targeting - (virtually) announced at the August 27 Jackson Hole Symposium is now live. The Fed kept policy settings unchanged at its 15-16 ...