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Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... said. "So, on that basis, you could say the Australian market looks more attractive than the US market." Similar to its American counterpart, there are huge dispersions of value within the Australian market, with some sectors more attractively priced ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... businesses and key social services - many of which are suffering as a result of COVID-19. "Issues of access and opportunity in American communities require bold new thinking to drive measurable change in community and economic development," said Capital ...

Class bolsters tech team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Qantas' Loyalty business, where he worked for more than five years. Prior to this, he worked at ChannelAssist, First American Title Insurance Company of Australia, Eagle Datamation International and at the University of Technology, Sydney as a research ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Northern Trust's survey of its American not-for-profit institutional clients found strong performance in the June quarter but year-to-date returns are still negative at pension funds and the like. Public funds -- which have about 50% in equities -- ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... "I don't know what Frydenberg's discussed in his private meeting with the US Chamber of Commerce, but if you were an American multinational worried about Australian class actions this is exactly the kind of reform you would want to see," he said. "Class ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... is about the Trump administration giving the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas 72 hours to vacate its premises to "American intellectual property and private information". 'The Guardian' reports that, "The consulate closure came a day after ...

AMP Capital revamps leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... end of the year. Elsewhere, Tim Smith has been appointed head of international distribution. He is currently head of American and European distribution. And Patrick Trears has been named global head of infrastructure debt, succeeding Andrew Jones who ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates were among the household names that had their Twitter accounts hacked to promote a bitcoin scam. The official Twitter accounts of many notable people, including former President Barrack Obama ...

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
Three of the United States' biggest banks have set aside approximately $40 billion (US$28 billion) to brace for COVID-19 related loan losses, as Wells Fargo posts its first quarterly loss since the Global Financial Crisis. Citigroup saw its net income ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
"As the economy reopens, incoming data are beginning to reflect a resumption of economic activity: Many businesses are opening their doors, hiring is picking up, and spending is increasing. Employment moved higher, and consumer spending rebounded strongly ...