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Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... this is exacerbating challenging interactions at the workplace. "We may come across people who present as angry or aggressive, however it is likely that they are experiencing other emotions like worry or fear. Stressful interactions and moments of conflict ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... three more quarter-point increases in 2019, the slide on Wall Street dictated policy and forced the Fed to pivot from aggressive policy tightening to easing - it lowered the fed funds rate from 2.5% to 1.75% in 2019. The bottomline is that, after all ...

Seek launches investments arm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... willingness to support further sustained periods of larger losses. "An independent Investments will be better placed to make aggressive long-term investment decisions and access external capital," Seek said. "Online education services stands to benefit ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... restrictions in some countries; fiscal and monetary policy accommodation, etc. Nah, it's the BOJ stupid and its aggressive ETF purchases which, according to Reuters, "account for roughly 80% of Japan's ETF market". Reuters reports that the Japanese ...

ASIC winds up Mayfair 101 debenture issuer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
ASIC has succeeded in winding up the issuer of Mayfair 101's debenture products, with the Federal Court ordering M101 Nominees to wind up. The is the first outcome arising from ASIC's ongoing actions against Mayfair 101 Group and its director James ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... have happened." Comments, like those mentioned in the IOOF case, that imply women who are assertive are nagging or aggressive are a huge part of the problem, Beck says. "The moral of the story is that if you are having a conversation with a colleague ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... 50.1% after dropping to an eight-year low on 23 March 2020 (a 32.9% loss from the start of 2020) buoyed by swift and aggressive monetary and fiscal policy responses. The All Ordinaries index is up 1.5% so far this year and is expected to end the vaccine ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine, the variant

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... incomes as the global freeze wreaked havoc on our investment portfolios. Fiscal and monetary authorities prompt and aggressive counter-cycle responses saw us through the year - mitigating impact on businesses and employment - that, at the same time ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... vaccine optimism and the end of President Donald Trump's term in office. But underlying all these are America's aggressive fiscal and monetary responses. The CARES Act, direct payments to households, extended unemployment benefits, the Paycheck ...

Legacy AMP Life policyholders take premium hit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... due to risks and challenges hampering profitability. The regulator said these included the poor product design and aggressive selling methods highlighted during the Royal Commission. "Our lifetime protection products, a small percentage of our income ...