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Showing 311 - 320 of 2014 results for "Financial markets"

NPS buffers COVID-19 shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... 40% is invested in domestic and international equity. The first half of 2020 has been "extremely difficult" as financial markets inside and outside of Korea suffered unprecedented challenges of the worldwide spread of coronavirus, NPS said. Despite the ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Financial markets view the A$ as a risk currency - it's sold off in times of heightened uncertainty - and has a high growth beta - only bought in times of global prosperity. So Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... 2019-20." The board of the Australian central bank will meet tomorrow for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Financial markets expect the RBA to keep settings unchanged. It has already reached the "line in the sand" 0.25% cash rate limit and ...

Evans Dixon reports $30.5m loss

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... corresponding period. "The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in significant disruption to global financial markets and heighted uncertainty for the global economic outlook," Evans Dixon chief executive Peter Anderson said. The company said ...

ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... consultation, ASIC received four non-confidential submissions from the Australian Investment Council, Australian Financial Markets Association, Law Council of Australia and On-Market BookBuilds.

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... vulnerabilities and related risks over the next 12 to 18 months. However, low interest rates and a rebound in the financial markets are bright spots for many finance chiefs. "Almost a third expect funding to become easier to obtain in FY21, while 86% ...

Boe Pahari steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... (CBA) in Japan. She has expertise across fixed interest, treasury, institutional banking, risk management and financial markets. Hazelton is also a non-executive director on the boards of Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Persol Australia Holdings and ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... retained profits to declare a final dividend for the year end June 30. "Furthermore, the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets has highlighted the limitations of an investment strategy essentially restricted to Australian mid-cap equities, in contrast ...

ASX reviewing CHESS replacement feedback

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... services with new functionality, high availability, reliability and performance - set to underpin Australia's financial markets for the coming decade and beyond. The ASX received 88 submissions on the new system, representing 92% of the 96 CHESS users. ...

Pershing convicted for client breaches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... "Client money obligations protect investors, bolster investor confidence and underpin the integrity of Australian financial markets. If licensees don't take them seriously, they risk criminal conviction. ASIC will continue to closely supervise compliance ...