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Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... the real and present danger posed by a second wave of infections. One that's underscored by the resurgence of coronavirus infections in Beijing and Iran recently, and one that's brought closer to home by rising cases (mostly) in Victoria and ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in surveying the economic landscape, the sheer scale and severity of the global lockdown has been striking. Gita Gopinath, economic counsellor and director of the research department at the IMF, said the "Great ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... UK's economic growth rate from an average annual growth rate of 2.4% in 2015 to a mere 0.5% by 2019. Then the coronavirus our way came, turning Brexit into dream instead of the nightmare it previously once was and brought closer to home when now ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Financial professionals in the United States are optimistic about a market recovery, while pessimism is highest in the Asian region where professionals are forecasting double-digit losses, according to Natixis. In its most recent Natixis Investment ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... appropriate to support the economy"....and blamed the fall on Wall Street on the increased potential for a second wave of coronavirus infections, recently made more probable by recent reports that the coronavirus has resurfaced in Beijing and, with it ...

Australians look to rebuild super: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Australians are beginning to seek out strategies to rebuild their superannuation balances as enquiries about COVID-19-related help ease, according to AMP. The May data from the AMP technical adviser support team show voluntary concessional and non-concessional ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... stimulus measures (and continue to do so). China's draconian measures enabled the Politburo to contain the spread of coronavirus infections and end Wuhan's lockdown in less than two months that, in turn - and supported by central command and ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... long/short strategy in equities, credit and commodities. The unlisted version of the reported -14.08% as returns in January coronavirus pushed down the energy markets, and the fund's short on the ASX backfired. Monthly reports for it showed the fund ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
New data released by illion and AlphaBeta (part of Accenture) shows that there are vast differences in how early release of super payments are being spent between the genders. While women who access their super early are more likely to spend on essential ...

ERS payments reach $15bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Almost $15 billion has been removed from Australia's superannuation system, but the number of weekly applications has started to reduce. Over the week to June 7, superannuation funds made payments to 167,000 members, bringing the total number of payments ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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