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Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... measures, and governments nationalising banks and other financial institutions got the world pass the global financial crisis a decade ago. The underlying problem then was the drying of liquidity that, if left to fester, would turn into a solvency problem. ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... only marginally ahead of the retail fund segment, which fell out of favour with Australians after the Global Financial Crisis," Dunnin said. Other determining factors contributing to a decline in contributions are increased regulatory scrutiny, reductions ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... the government to mirror the decision of the Rudd Labor government as it dealt with the fallout of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 to reduce the minimum annual payment amount for superannuation income streams. De Gori pointed out the government's ...

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

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... fell 7.3% or 455 points. It was the biggest intraday percentage fall for the local benchmark since the Global Financial Crisis. The S&P/ASX 200 has fallen 19.6% from its February highs. A 20% drop marks a bear market. In the first 10 minutes of trade ...

Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... dramatically in February," Gopinath said. "While the drop in manufacturing is comparable to the start of the global financial crisis, the decline in services appears larger this time-reflecting the large impact of social distancing." She also pointed ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... freezing (of economic activity) wrought by coronaphobia is shaking what has become an orthodoxy since the Global Financial Crisis that central banks are the new masters of the universe. Grexit, the Jasmine Revolution, North Korea's missile launches ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... broader economy is self-serving and short sighted." She added that Australia "backed the banks" through the global financial crisis and that ANZ should be mindful of its broader responsibility to the community. "ANZ actions this week will simply confirm ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... a long, long way towards restoring consumer, business and investor confidence, as they have during the global financial crisis and "Great Recession" of a decade past. The sharp rebound in equity markets everywhere proves this.

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... control to asset owners on how their portfolio behaves and what it looks like," Lansdorp said. "After the Global Financial Crisis, investors became rather disappointed about returns, and they were asking critical questions, especially of active managers ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... and 2010 (although this had been muddied by the substantial monetary and fiscal policy responses to the global financial crisis). During the SARS outbreak - where the coronavirus is now being compared to - global GDP grew by 4.5% between 2003 and 2004. ...