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Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... 'World Economic Outlook, June 2020' report has the Eurozone contracting by more (-10.2%) this year relative to advanced economies (-8.0%). But stock markets are forward looking. And if they believe the OECD and the IMF's latest projections ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... global" saying even the GFC had a less severe effect on global output. "For the first time since the Great Depression, both advanced and emerging market economies will be in recession in 2020," she said. "Aside from its unprecedented scale, the Global ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... business confidence has steadily improved from -65 in March to -45 in April to -20 in May. Similarly, consumer confidence advanced from a reading of 75.6 in April to 88.1 in May to 93.7 in June. The gradual easing of restrictions on social interaction ...

RealIndex taps former RF Capital executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... qualitative analyst at Fidelity International. Previously, he served as vice president of State Street Global Advisors' advanced research centre. Realindex chief executive Andrew Francis said he is delighted to welcome someone of Guido's caliber to the ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... sharp 7.7 percentage point revision from its January 2020 forecast). The WB downgraded its 2020 GDP growth forecasts for advanced economies by 8.4 percentage points to -7.0%. It expects emerging market and developing economies to contract by 2.5% this ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... also improve the risk-readiness of management teams themselves. "New and emerging technologies such as machine learning, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence are being deployed to help manage this data and mitigate these risks; however the ...

38 staff punished over AUSTRAC scandal: Westpac

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... recommendations of the Advisory Panel report and we are implementing them as part of the remediation plan, which is already well advanced," McFarlane said. "We have established a new Board Legal, Regulatory & Compliance sub-committee, appointed a deeply ...

Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... the co-director of the Women, Work and Leadership Group, Professor Rae Cooper, the successful applicant will undertake advanced research into the experiences of female leaders in finance and investment banking. The group conducts research on women's ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... economies, Janus Henderson has warned investors to prepare for a dispersion of outcomes in the post-pandemic world. The more advanced emerging economies are likely better equipped to weather the COVID-19 storm, while others may face near-term headwinds ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... much more in developed economies - it slashed its 2020 GDP growth forecast by 7.7% and now predicts economic growth in advanced economies contracting by 6.1% (from growth of 1.6% forecast in January 2020). This provides a strong case to overweight emerging ...