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Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... memorandums and proclamations designed to reverse Trump's policies on the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, climate change, and racial equality. This from the New York Times: "Among other moves, he planned to issue a national mask ...

Former Christian Super deputy CIO in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... Cook Islanders over the next five years," he said. "David has commenced with the CINSF and is working through the immigration restrictions as he migrates from Australia to the Cook Islands over the coming month." Brown has previously worked as the chief ...

Qualitas readies new fund with GURNER

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... lifestyle over home ownership, preferring comfortable, sustainable, well-located rentals over ownership. And once the immigration tap is turned back on, net overseas migration is forecast to rebound to 200,000 per year by 2024." GURNER's founder and ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... loss. This is happening as Australia closed its borders to international arrivals while at the same time reducing its immigration intake. "Treasury forecasts that Australia's population will be 11.2% lower by June 2021 compared with pre-COVID-19 ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... year. The market has been severely impacted by a more cautious consumer, potential tenancy pressure, a reduction in immigration and a slowing in the sales process itself, he said. "Positively, interest rates are low, affordability is at supportive levels ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... the world are very anti-growth in its approach," he said. "Populist policies like protectionism (trade wars); anti-immigration and government intervention are all anti-growth in nature and are likely to continue to put downward pressure on the already ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... experience is conditional on strong real GDP growth of 2.5% p.a. in the long term, which is itself dependent on continued immigration which slows down the impact of population ageing." Rice Warner said the cost of the age pension was the result of the ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied......at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow [ sic ]." ...

CFA Institute settles hiring dispute

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... fully with the DOJ during the course of its investigation into whether the institute's hiring practices violated the Immigration and Nationality Act. The institute vigorously disputes the claim that it discriminated against US citizens. "Graders are ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... for the second consecutive year." This is before stabilising in 2020 due to above-trend GDP growth and increased net immigration. Those of us in the forecasting (guessing) business could only infer that Fitch's predicted stability by 2020 is that ...