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ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... and we've responded to that information." The news comes as the Australian Banking Association (ABA) announced it is ready to face the challenge of COVID-19 and will assist customers. ABA chair and Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn said ...

Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Brisbane-based superannuation administrator IFAA is ready to broaden its focus beyond the mostly small and medium super funds it typically serves, as the addition of a new shareholder bolsters the firm. Almost half of the equity in Brisbane-based superannuation ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... banks around the world. The RBA's recent rate cut (and promise of more if necessary), the Morrison government's ready to launch stimulus, and the stronger base provided by the better-than-expected domestic growth numbers, should mitigate the ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... and safeguard against downside risks. Alongside strengthening efforts to expand health services, G7 finance ministers are ready to take actions, including fiscal measures where appropriate, to aid in the response to the virus and support the economy ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... admitted that there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the disease. However, both stressed that the Fed is able and ready to adjust policy if developments turn for the worse for the US domestic economy. This should provide comfort not only ...

Janus Henderson to launch active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
The global manager is getting ready to list a fixed income active ETF on the Chi-X. The Janus Henderson Tactical Income Active ETF (managed fund) is expected to list on Chi-X soon with the ticker TACT. The active ETF will have exposure to cash and fixed ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - also acknowledged the serious risk to global growth posed by COVID-19 and pledged "stand ready to take further action to address those risks". It's all gloom and doom and to quote John Maynard Keynes, "in the long ...

NAB further delays offloading MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... "Obviously as we fully grasped the size of the remediation work that was inappropriate because the business wouldn't have been ready to be separated," Chronican said. "Because obviously we can't separate the business until those issues are appropriately ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Challenger and an American fund manager have hired from Macquarie's Sydney offices, as they appoint an Australia head for their joint venture which is readying a credit fund. Ares Australia Management was set up in October last year as a joint venture ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... Association of Financial Advisers joint pro-bono advice program. The Financial Planning Bushfire Pro-Bono Program is open and ready as of today. It's a collaborative response from the FPA and AFA to support communities impacted by the recent bushfire ...