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Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... climate change and mental health." Bui hopes to deliver major papers on intergenerational wealth and equity and the gig economy during her term. She also expects to contribute to discussions on data and ethics. "Data is the future. If we manage it wisely ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... around the world. That the virus could spread so quickly, causing havoc on global share markets, impacting every advanced economy and triggering supply chains to grind to a halt was "dramatic", Waislitz said in the letter. "Previously, this would have ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... linked the cuts to economic instability being felt from coronavirus and the recent bushfires. "The risks to the Australian economy are real. That is why the Reserve Bank reduced interest rates to record lows earlier this week. ANZ is a tier one business ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... respective economies and sharp declines in their equity markets, Japan is fast becoming a special (basket) case. Japan's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 7.1% in the December 2019 quarter following a mere 0.5% uptick in the previous quarter ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... instead of saved. "Some might have higher savings by buying more expensive residences, which is far less efficient for the economy than investing in infrastructure and businesses," the firm said. "In addition, the increase in disposable income would ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... last year's 2.9% rate. In its World Economic Outlook report published in January 2020, the IMF predicted the world economy to expand by 3.3% this year. Worse, not a few are pencilling in an increased risk of a recession. These dire prognoses, along ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... and reduces workplace equality. "These issues are not just a problem for women, they are a problem for society and the economy, which is less productive and less integrated as a result," said report co-author Thomas Clarke from UTS Business School. "The ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... Well, what do you know? Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe had been right all along in his claim that, "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point". The latest Australian National Accounts proved the truth in Lowe's statement. ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... "thinking very hard about". "The impact of the virus is clearly significant," Arndt said. "Particularly on the Chinese economy. And so we've had a look at our exposure to the industries I was talking about before - transport and education - industries ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... potency of future central bank policy actions, given their sharply reduced firepower, when the next threat to the global economy comes. The coronavirus outbreak has brought that day upon us. Central banks (and government authorities) are engaged in a ...