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Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020

... public debt reaching its highest level in recorded history, at over 100 percent of global GDP, in excess of post-World War II peaks. "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already prompted an unprecedented fiscal policy response of close to $11 trillion ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020

... with their own domestic outbreaks". As per the World Bank report: "This would be the deepest global recession since World War II, and almost three times as steep as the 2009 global recession. The forecast assumes that the pandemic recedes in such a way ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020

... "The scope and speed of this downturn are without modern precedent, significantly worse than any recession since World War II. We are seeing a severe decline in economic activity and in employment, and already the job gains of the past decade have been ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest shock to the Australian economy since World War II, according to Roy Morgan. New analysis from the research house confirms Australia is facing the biggest single hit to its economy and workforce ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

... population are restricted by the constitution, which was effectively imposed on Japan by the United States after World War II." And, according to The Guardian: "...stems in part from bitter memories of civil rights abuses during the days of militarism ...

AZ NGA assets hit $6bn with latest acquisition

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017

... continue his legacy by working with the AFM team and their clients." "Haydon was also well known for his exploits as a World War II Spitfire pilot, having taken hits from enemy fire over Holland surviving to tell the tale. Haydon was a very special man," ...

StatePlus partners for holistic retirement transition

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017

... workplace into the community over the next 10 years represents the largest social and vocational impact since the World War II, he added. The impact however, will greatly depend on the "quality of the advice and the proactive undertakings by workforce ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015

... the EU spirit. But none of that is true: the EU was created by the United States," he said. Following the end of World War II, "the US, under Truman, took French and German bankers and made a deal. The deal was very simple: Germany would be allowed to ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

... the West of crass anti-Russian bias by timing the decision to the nation's commemoration of the Soviet victims of World War II." The news intensified the downward pressure on the Russian ruble. It had been weakening against the US dollar since rebounding ...

PROFILE: netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

... services right first, before it wins the World Cup. The son of a Maltese family that immigrated to Australia after World War II, Micallef was attracted to financial planning early into his career. He worked for National Australia Bank's (NAB) retail ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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