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Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... outperformance from those stocks will require a change in the "current narrow narrative as economies cyclically recover and stimulus switches from income protection to investment". "Given the extreme level of multiple dispersion, tomorrow's market leaders ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... forecast has already prompted Germany -- the poster boy of fiscal responsibility - to announce a €130 billion fiscal stimulus package - more than the expected €80-€100 billion. Hopefully, it would change dissenter nations' - Austria, Denmark ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... invest". "Super funds would be very surprised to see how robust share markets are right now," he said. "All those government stimulus packages are making investors very confident of a likely post-COVID recovery. "There's been lots of unhelpful speculation ...

What advisers need to know: BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... producing fortnightly webinars to give advisers regulatory updates and answer some of their key questions Understanding what stimulus measures clients may be illegible for is not always straightforward and Ashenden said advisers understandably have a ...

Charities call for further stimulus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Charities have called on the government to plan for a gradual transition of its stimulatory payments so as to avoid the loss of more than 200,000 jobs in the sector. New research from Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact ...

Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... drawings to date of around $6 billion. Further use of this facility is expected over coming months." Lowe said despite the stimulus package working well, the outlook for the Australian economy is cautiously optimistic. "The Australian economy is going ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... drop in 2020 GDP); Japan unleashing a second supplementary budget ¥117.1 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) -- taking total stimulus spending to ¥230 trillion (or about 40% of GDP); and Bank of England (BOE) governor forewarning that recovery in the UK could ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... support winds down," Farrant said. Credit Suisse head of ESG research Phineas Glover agrees, arguing that government stimulus had so far softened the blow for the nation's corporates. "Some of the existential risks and reputational criticism that ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... supplementary budget relief package worth more than ¥100 trillion (US$929 billion) in addition to April's ¥117 fiscal stimulus - which together amounts to about 40% of the country's GDP - to ensure that Japan would remain in business long after ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... Rice has warned the superannuation industry to prepare for the government using the system as a means of repaying its stimulus debt, saying super won't be as sacred as it has been in the past. Rice has warned the superannuation industry to prepare to ...