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RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... as a bid to revive the ability of the states, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, to borrow and fund their own stimulus packages. The move into state-issued treasuries is unprecedented and comes after the bank announced it would be buying $13 ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... other equity markets welcomed reports that the White House and the US Senate have finally reached a deal to unleash a stimulus package worth around US$2 trillion. "Highlights include: $250B in direct payments to Americans; $367B in small business loans ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... speck of micro-organism. Remember Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Monetary and Keynesian stimulus measures, and governments nationalising banks and other financial institutions got the world pass the global financial crisis ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... provisions will help all, but especially high-income earners who have rent/mortgage obligations but can't access stimulus provisions such as the increase to NewStart rates.

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... release of super a central tenet of the government's new policy initiatives. The government's latest suite of stimulus measures designed to handle the outbreak's economic fallout were announced on Sunday afternoon, including the early release ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... February. This is at the same time that the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) were rolling out stimulus measures - what other fiscal and money authorities are implementing now. While it didn't prevent Chinese economic activity ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... unemployment rate could rise about 2.5% above the baseline. The slowdown may dwarf the government's $17.6 billion stimulus package. Frontier said at the current levels, the stimulus will translate into a $6 billion deficit for the budget. However ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... safe-haven assets like sovereign bonds are being sold down. Investors fear that central bank largesse and government stimulus programmes being implemented to mitigate the downdraft of the global lockdowns would erode fiscal balances, sending government ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... the measures being taken at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, other nations around the world have announced their stimulus packages to cushion the economic burden. The largest, unsurprisingly, was US President Donald Trump's "go big" strategy ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... tabs on which country has closed its borders, which central bank has eased policy and which government announced new stimulus measures and by what amount. Still, little baby won't hush. Equity markets are in turmoil with headlines trying to outdo ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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