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Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Australia's private sector activity is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
New research shows that more than half of financial services employees agree that the industry has reacted positively to shifts in the industry as a result of the pandemic. The latest Work Different study from experience management software provider ...

Finance employees remain fearful

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
While finance employees rank among those most confident in Australia's workforce, they are also the most likely to have numerous concerns on the risks of returning to the office. According to LinkedIn's Workforce Confidence Index, the financial services ...

Dealmakers hold off investing in Australia

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
Merger and acquisition activity has come to a grinding halt as dealmakers are struggling to get access to finance in addition to regarding delays in governmental approval for foreign investment, according to the latest research from Pitcher Partners. ...

ASX reviewing CHESS replacement feedback

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The ASX is now reviewing market recommendations on the new system to replace CHESS, following the conclusion of a four-week consultation period ending July 28. CHESS was developed by the ASX over 25 years ago, enabling the conversion of physical shares ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
New research has revealed Australians are feeling significantly less confident about their retirement prospects, with many fearing they will have to work longer in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Surveying 1000 Australians in June, the CFS Retirement ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Australian investors are considerably more dissatisfied with portfolio performance than their global peers, according to bfinance's mid-year Asset Owner Survey. Over 40% of super fund respondents in Australia have been dissatisfied with the performance ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
New research from asset consultant Willis Towers Watson has found that private equity investments have weathered the impact of the COVID-19 financial crisis, despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first half of the year. In a survey of ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
There is a gaping void between what consumers once wanted from financial advice and what they want now and it's being accelerated by COVID-19, according to research from KPMG. KPMG surveyed more than 1500 consumers in May to ask them about their experiences ...

Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Amid the market volatility the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, a new survey has revealed that sentiment is turning in favour of active investment management. The Natixis Investment Managers survey found that 79% of finance professionals globally and 78% ...