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Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020

... e.g. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, lower May production is from record highs in April. Led by the United States and Canada, April supplies from countries outside of the deal were already 3 mb/d lower than at the start of the year. The again, oil ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020

... 63.5% in April - those dropouts aren't classified as unemployed. Likewise, the ABS explained that unlike in the US and Canada, which "treat all people formally stood down 'on temporary layoff' as being unemployed... Australia limits to four ...

New course helps advisers recognise financial abuse

JULIA NEWBOULD | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020

... 2020. At this stage, the program will be launched to advisers globally starting with a special focus on the UK, USA and Canada, Australia and NZ before moving into Asia, then the rest of the world. The course will be delivered online with the learning ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020

... taxation. While Belgium, Finland and Norway received above average grades. Along with Australia, Morningstar pointed to Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand and the US as "below average" fund markets needing to improve. The research house did not assign ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 APR 2020

... rated AAA by the three credit rating agencies - Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch Ratings - namely: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland. Good call! Latest available information ...

Oil tanks

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020

... production was high, the effective cut is 10.7 mb/d. Additional reductions are set to come from other countries with the US and Canada seeing the largest declines. Total non-OPEC output falls could reach 5.2 mb/d in 4Q20, and for the year as a whole ...

Citi to expand local securities team

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

... Citi is expecting to build out its Sydney footprint after it finalised a client transfer agreement with the Royal Bank of Canada which sees clients of RBC transition to the global bank's local securities services arm over the next two years. At the ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

Friday the 13th isn't so unlucky after all as it turned out to be a rally day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index surged by 9.3% while the Dow and the Nasdaq pole-vaulted by 9.4% the day after US President Trump's declaration of a national emergency ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020

... outbreak, ahead of its scheduled 17-18 March FOMC meeting, where it's expected to cut interest rates again. The Bank of Canada (BOC) cuts its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.25%. The Bank of England (BOE) also slashed interest rates ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020

When you read reports that police have tasered a man over an argument over toilet paper, you know that the coronavirus hysteria has come to Australia. This followed news of emptied toilet paper shelves at supermarkets that has now extended to "necessities" ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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