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FSC appoints deputy chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... Briggs' role with Westpac, he worked with the FSC for more than six years. During his career he has also worked for the Department of Workplace Relations NSW and with the NSW Business Chamber. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said she was excited to soon ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... million people filed for unemployment in the US this week, in the highest level of claims received by the country's Labor Department in its history. It brings the total number of people that have filed for unemployment in the US to just shy of 10 million ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... being worse than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. With about 3000 confirmed cases in Australia, according to the Department of Health, social distancing measures have seen strict rules placed on just about everything, from restaurants and cafes to ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The numbers are in, and the US Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) estimate of unemployment claims, if not right on the dot, was way inside the ballpark. EPI estimated 3.4 million workers filed for unemployment in the week ended March 21, that it ...

VicSuper investments chief joins Hostplus

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... Clerk, and lead the fund's investments strategy team. "He will be...[add]...significant capability to our investments department team. We will now benefit from having two highly regarded and experienced deputy chief investment officers," Hostplus chief ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... FASEA candidates of their options. "FASEA continues to receive and act upon the advice of the Federal Government Health Department and to monitor updates from relevant Australian and international health agencies," FASEA said. FASEA said advisers had ...

Afterpay coughs up $1.5m over US loans

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... regulator over allegations it was offering illegal loans in the state without a licence. The settlement with the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) will see the 'buy now pay later' provider cough up $1.5 million. The settlement costs include ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... epidemic is a large outbreak. A pandemic means a 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 ...

Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... economy through the coronavirus epidemic. In a blog post, Gita Gopinath, economic counsellor and director of the research department at the IMF, warned that the coronavirus outbreak is different from past issues. "This health crisis will have a significant ...

Wells Fargo coughs up $4.5 billion

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... since 2016. The $4.5 billion (US$3 billion) settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) resolves all criminal and civil charges against the besieged bank. In settlement with the SEC, Wells Fargo ...