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Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... the A$2 billion the prime minister announced earlier this year for the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, making good on his promise that: "If further funds are required, further funds will be provided." The cynic in me whispers ...

Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... of probabilities points to continued oil price gains in 2020. In its latest Oil Market Report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast "global oil demand forecasts unchanged at 1 mb/d in 2019 and 1.2 mb/d in 2020". The improving global economic ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... Sure, sure. This is what Prime Minister declared when he announced the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency with an initial funding of A$2 billion - reducing the 2019/20 surplus from the initial estimate of A$7.1 billion (in April) ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... bushfire recovery. "The Prime Minister and Josh Frydenberg will launch the government's national bushfire recovery agency on Monday, to be led by former Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin for at least two years." To quote the Prime ...

Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... around 500 kb/d (kilo barrels per day) to 2.1 mb/d. However, in its latest Oil Market Report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that: "If all the countries comply with their new allocations and Saudi Arabia delivers the rest of its voluntary ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... broader enforcement capabilities have allowed the regulator to achieve better results. "APRA is not an enforcement-based agency, we are a safety led organisation. We have a very close look at our enforcement approach and we have demonstrated an increased ...

First Sentier adds to global leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... the Department for Work and Pensions and has previously worked for Vodafone, Bank of England and the UK's National Crime Agency. Lastly, Ben Marks has been appointed chief audit officer and will report to the board. Marks is a chartered accountant and ...

AFCA appoints chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... structures," Locke said. "Untersteiner has previously held the role of chief financial officer at the ATO responsible for the agency's budget of $3.5 billion per annum, he has led the ATO's corporate procurement and tax management branch and has led ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... development of blockchain and industrial innovation," Xi said according to a report from the country's official Xinhua News Agency. The comments come after China banned all cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings in 2017, with the nations' central ...

BetaShares responsible investment ETF recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Lonsec upgraded its rating of one of BetaShares' two responsible investment ETFs. The rating agency upgraded the rating of BetaShares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) to "Recommended", with the firm pointing to the "strict and pragmatic ethical ...