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Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... contraction has eased to minus 5.8% from negative 10.2% in the June quarter. The details are even better with the National Accounts showing that household consumption contributed 2.7 percentage points to the 5.3% quarterly growth in September. Updated ...

Financial advice more important than ever: HUB24

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... driven from both new and existing licensee channels across self-licensed and boutique advisers, brokers and large national accounts," it said. "This includes advisers winning new clients as well as funds being transitioned from incumbent platforms." ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... already feeling it deep right through our bone marrows - but the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest National Accounts report made it official, Australia is in recession! Australian economic growth contracted by 7.0% in the June quarter ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... quarters of economic contraction, officially marking the nation's first recession since 1991. The release of national accounts confirmed the Australian economy has experienced its sharpest ever three-month contraction - driving it to its weakest ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Wizard of Oz Data revealed in the latest US National Accounts gave meaning to declarations that we are living in unprecedented times. Some would be concerned, but most would understand, reading ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... Frydenberg's statement comes after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its March quarter 2020 National Accounts report that showed the economy contracted by 0.3% in the first three months of the year. But unlike in 2000, 2008 and 2011 ...

Challenger hires retail distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... for the lead wealth management distribution role had not yet been appointed. Challenger's general manager of national accounts, research and platforms Rommel Hacopian recently departed, joining Yarra Capital Management. His departure followed that of ...

Challenger general manager jumps to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
It's reunion time at Yarra Capital Management, as Challenger's general manager of national accounts, research and platforms joins the team to work with an old colleague. Yarra Capital Management has hired Rommel Hacopian as a distribution manager ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... his claim that, "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point". The latest Australian National Accounts proved the truth in Lowe's statement. The domestic economy expanded by a better-than-expected 2.2% in the year to the ...

Chief economist update: A penny saved, a penny not earned by the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... "The main domestic uncertainty continues to be the outlook for consumption." This is what the September quarter National Accounts underscored when it revealed that despite the 2.5% quarterly increase in household disposable income in the third quarter ...