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Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... imposition) of more to follow. This pattern continues to this day - right on the eve of another Sino-Yankee meeting slated for October 10 - when optimism for a handshake are, instead, followed by an escalation of tensions. No need to reinvent the wheel ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... With the new companies unable to contribute to the fund, it was determined there would be fewer members in future. As of October 1, all DowASF members' benefits were transferred to Equip on a successor fund transfer basis, with the industry fund ...

Equity Trustees wins Colonial mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... billion in funds under supervision, after striking an agreement with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society effective October 1. Equity Trustees Limited is taking over as the trustee of $10.5 billion of CMLA's assets. Another subsidiary, Equity Trustees ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... news! Wall Street dropped - Dow down by 1.9%, S&P 500 down by 1.8%, Nasdaq down by 1.6%, Russell 2000 down by 0.9% -- on October 2 on the back of renewed recession fears, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... telemarketing firm Aegon Insights Australia - unlawfully sold "Simple Life" life insurance policies over the phone between October and December 2014, after CommInsure provided the firm with contact details from CBA's customer database. ASIC believes ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... Now it looks as though they're here to stay..." - The Beatles Well, two yesterdays ago to be precise. This was on October 1 when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates for a third time this year - taking the official cash rate down ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... proclaiming, "We need to raise interest rates now to avoid lifting rates by more in the future" during the good times. On 1 October 2019, the RBA announced its third interest rate reduction in five months - 25 basis points each in June and July and October ...

ASIC casts doubt over Dollarmites

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... future generations of financial consumers." CBA welcomed ASIC's initial announcement of the review into school banking in October last year and says it has been working with the regulator to provide information about the Dollarmites program. "There are ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... in 2012-13", Draghi is running out of time to see the fruits of his new stimulative policies before his term expires on October 31. The ECB Governing Council will meet one more time - October 24 - under his leadership. Chances are there'll be no ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
October is mental health month and the financial services industry is embracing it as a chance to boost the mental wellness of employees through a number of initiatives. SuperFriend has several initiatives planned for the month, including releasing ...