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Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... June 2020' report shows the Eurozone economy contracting by more than the OECD group nations this year - minus 9.1% versus minus 7.5% (under a single-hit scenario) and minus 11.5% versus minus 9.3% (under a double-hit scenario). Similarly, the IMF's ...

Robo users double down during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... look to reinvest in due course, so the actual churn (lost) rate for March/April was probably more like 2-3%, an increase versus 'normal' but still well below what an 'alarmed' client base would do," he said. In March, Six Park saw users log in 22.8% ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... trade but while government jobs continued to decline. Equally ebullient, the US unemployment rate dropped to 13.3% in May versus 14.7% in April and market expectations for a continued climb to 19.8%, despite the increase in the participation rate to ...

Stop guessing games: AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... equity markets returned 30.3%. On an annualised basis the Global Companies Fund has returned 24.2% per annum net of fees, versus the market's 9.2% AMP Capital head of global equities Simon Steele said in light of COVID-19's impact on markets, he is certain ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... financial market stability -- have reduced safe-haven buying in the yen. The Japanese currency has depreciated by 5.2% versus the US dollar to ¥107.65 from this year's high of ¥102.01 (the US dollar buys more yen). Still, Abe isn't taking any ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... markets - the Hang Seng index slumped by 5.6% on the day of the pronouncement and the Hong Kong dollar slipped by 1.5% versus the greenback. Not if the US can help it. According to Factset: "Tensions over Hong Kong escalated after US senators moved to ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
In the pre-pandemic world, there was a lot of talk around passive investment but now that the markets have taken investors on a rollercoaster ride, are the active managers leaving or just biding their time? GQG Partners chief investment officer Rajiv ...

Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... so as to gain greater insight into the rapidly changing needs of their business. "Their analysis can reveal independent versus interactive tasks, allowing them to identify which aspects of work can be performed remotely and ensure all types are suitably ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... help these clients, she suggests talking through strategies that will help clients see the costs and advantages of action versus inaction. Rumination, which occurs when people get stuck in negative patterns of thought, can also leave people prone to ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... "Now that there has been a bounce the question is, 'which companies will return to the way they were quickly?' versus 'which companies will have to change the way they operate forever and can pivot - quickly?" D'Amato said. Companies ...