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Chief economist update: The cure for Italy's tourism problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... populist Italian government argued with the European Union about a little over a year ago. Brussels was worried that Italy's big spending promises would put its budget deficit to GDP ratio in breach of the Maastricht Treaty that limits the ratio ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Global markets, already feeling the burn from the spreading COVID-19 virus, have tumbled further, after Saudi Arabia sparked an oil price war which saw oil futures plunge more than 30%. Nearly $140 billion was wiped from the S&P/ASX 200 yesterday, as ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... you can build overnight" but noted it was important that other asset managers were joining in. "We won't be able to solve big problems like climate change on our own. However, it is equally important that statements in the public domain are backed up ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... 2020. Of these, only a quarter managed to beat the MSCI World Index," Morningstar said. "Although, those that do win can win big. For example, those who invested in the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF back at the beginning of 2015 would have raked in ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... the recession it had to have - back then, thereby perpetuating "moral hazard" - the belief that certain companies are too big to fail and thus needed saving. Sure, some companies will still fail but most would be more circumspect in their attitude toward ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... evidence-based recommendations to public policy across many sectors," she said. The Institute's expertise is in hot demand from big business and governments of all levels, Bui said, with almost a third of the Institute's members working in data analytics. ...

Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive and chair Jamie Dimon is recovering after he experienced a tear in his heart's main artery and was rushed into emergency surgery late last week. The bank's co-presidents and co-chief operating officers, Daniel Pinto ...

Boutique dealer groups merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Spark Financial Group and Aura Wealth Australia have agreed to merge, in a move impacting 80 financial advisers. Aura executive director Andrew Coloretti told Financial Standard that the merger was driven by a desire from both groups to achieve economies ...

Clime launches new SMA portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... self-directed investors; those who managed their own wealth rather than seeking professional financial advice. It's a big market; one that has changed dramatically following the Royal Commission, with consumers less likely to seek advice due to a ...

Westpac director heads for the exit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
A member of Westpac's board is preparing to leave the turmoil stricken big bank after less than two years as a director. The bank has confirmed the departure of director Anita Fung from its board. Fung was appointed to the board in the midst of the ...