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Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... lockdown would go the same way of the five-day lockdown imposed only three months earlier (February) - short and minimal disruption to economic activity and the short-circuiting the spread of infections. Then again, all might not go well because Victoria ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... great meaning and purpose in the work they do." However, the narrative in the industry has been that all the change and disruption they are going through is taking its toll on advisers not only professionally but also personally, Fraser said. "We did ...

Equip, Catholic appoint acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Anna for her role in the successful joint venture and SFT, and acknowledge her team's work guiding us through the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic."

UniSuper to open doors to public

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... O'Sullivan said opening the fund coupled with the fact that the higher education sector and super industry are undergoing disruption, will allow current and new UniSuper members to benefit from scale. "Regulatory change and industry consolidation ...

Managed funds coped with COVID-19: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... industry associations. "Overall, the responsible entities we reviewed well managed the liquidity challenges and market disruption of COVID-19. As the economic situation improves through 2021, responsible entities should continue to carefully manage the ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Latest inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underscore both the Reserve Bank of Australia's prescience and governor Philip Lowe's expectation that the official cash rate will remain low until at least 2024. ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... an inflexion point in the industry. "Advisers are considering their options following an unprecedented few years of disruption and change. Wealth Market is an attractive alternative to large, vertically integrated models and those considering self-licensing," ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Must prepare for demise of LIBOR: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... when LIBOR ends. "Any firms that have not done this will, on the 1 January 2022, be facing the prospect of significant disruption to their contracts and operations," Kent said. "This could lead to more widespread disruption through the financial system. ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... rewarded US$965 billion ($1.25tn) in dividends for the period. Janus Henderson head of Australia Matt Gaden said while the disruption in some countries and sectors has been extreme, a global approach to income investing meant the benefits of diversification ...