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Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020

... forewarning that recovery in the UK could take longer than expected. Surprisingly, despite Australia's relative economic outlook outperformance, the A$/US$ exchange rate rose by ONLY 0.5% to US$0.6657 on the day and the All Ordinaries index increased ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020

... times of economic weakness, he said. "At this junction, this is particularly concerning given the bleak global economic outlook and the fact that a sustained and deep recession is a real possibility," Rachcoff said. "Portfolios tilting toward high levels ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020

... capital distributions in the months ahead." The call for banks to do their bit came as Lowe shared his bleak economic outlook. "We are clearly living through the biggest and the most sudden economic contraction since the 1930s," Lowe said. "Unlike previous ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020

... looking elevated, even compared to before the COVID-19 crisis. "I think there's a lot of downside risk in the economic outlook and shocks that could come and so we're not overly bullish on the equity market, given the rally we have seen," he ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020

... low point in the PMIs and we would expect activity to lift from here on a monthly basis. Company views on the economic outlook have improved and the lift in confidence is welcome". Easing border tensions at home and with China would go a long way into ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020

... against a pivot to risk-on positioning. "If things go well in in the remainder of 2020 and into 2021, a stronger economic outlook may involve broad rotation away from defensives into cyclicals, from large cap to small cap, and from growth to value," ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

We're all in this together. Just as the coronavirus doesn't distinguish between race, colour, creed or political affiliations, responses by governments - rich and poor - have been the same all over the world (well, almost except notably Sweden) ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020

... loan losses in the face of anticipated deteriorating conditions and a highly uncertain - and potentially bleak - economic outlook," he said. ? "We are still in an interim period where the banks are not yet aware what the full extent of these losses will ...

Chief economist update: No escaping the inverted yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020

... much so that by the Fed's December 2019 FOMC meeting, Chairman Jerome Powell was waxing optimistic, "Our economic outlook remains a favourable one despite global developments and ongoing risks. With our decisions through the course of the past year ...

Lloyds profits down 95%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020

... 2019. The bank's underlying return on tangible equity was 4.7%. The total impairment charge due to the bleak economic outlook was £1.43 billion. Part of the impairment comes from the bank putting aside money to cover loans that it expects will not be ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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