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Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... policies to contain the virus, as in Singapore, we will almost certainly see a large rise in defaults." The Australian government has been too slow to act on the COVID-19 pandemic, Walker said. "At the moment, our government seems to think money can ...

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... low. The "comprehensive package" agreed by the Reserve Bank board also included targeting a yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of around 0.25%, launching a term funding facility for the banking system and remunerating exchange settlement balances ...

FASEA rethinks CPD, provides exam update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... receive an update if that changes. "As a pandemic has now been declared by the World Health Organisation, the Australian government may require large gatherings to be cancelled," FASEA said. "If this is the case and ACER is required to cancel a test ...

Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... "The members of the Council of Financial Regulators remain in close contact with one another and with the Australian Government and their international peers," the council said. "The council will have its regular quarterly meeting on Friday March 20 ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the economic impact of the virus. RBA governor Philip Lowe said the central bank "stands ready to purchase Australian government bonds." Lowe made the announcement on Monday, following the Fed's decision overnight. Lowe said: "Australia's financial ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... initiative, allow flexibility on budget deficits and use €1 billion in funding to guarantee company loans. The Australian government, too, has recently announced a A$17.6 billion stimulus package. The overriding goal of these monetary and fiscal policy ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... global epidemic." For those wanting a more "high brow" description, the Department of Health explains why the Australian government has activated its emergency response - working on to a pandemic two weeks ahead of the WHO's official declaration. ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... opportunities during times when fear and uncertainty are prevalent in share markets," he said. He encouraged the Australian government to take advantage of the current low interest rate environment to aid economic growth. "Given the potentially recessionary ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... intellectual property theft, white collar crime and cybercrime." The service is partially funded by AustCyber, an Australian government funded organisation dedicated to growing Australia's cyber security ecosystem. AustCyber chief executive Michelle ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... to be. Wood focused on an economic outlook from a policy perspective, discussing the fiscal policies the Australian government might be pondering in the near future. "I think you may be seeing the government move towards more expansionary monetary policy," ...