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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... emerging market currencies remain under pressure against the US dollar and this will persist for as long as financial markets remain volatile. The depreciation in emerging market currencies would compound already ballooning emerging market debt as their ...

Former AFSL director banned

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Olive Financial Markets following concerns that it had not complied with its obligations as an AFS licensee and that it was likely to contravene its obligations in the future. Olive Financial applied to the Australian ...

Chief economist update: No escaping the inverted yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... where 13 of 17 foresee no change in interest rates in 2020 and the other four expecting a rate HIKE this year. Financial markets appear to agree and this is consistent with the CME FedWatch Tool that shows majority of market participants expect no change ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... pension drawdowns as the government relaxed the rules and retirement balances were hit by the volatility in financial markets. This was followed by enquiries about the federal government's JobSeeker payment and JobKeeper wage subsidy. AMP technical strategy ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... one of the lowest net debt to GDP ratios in the developed world. "If stimulus is big enough to be successful, financial markets will understand that debt issued by the Commonwealth will ultimately be backed by a higher GDP," Morley and Holden said. The ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... "Some investors are forward-thinking and see the potential future benefits that the technology can bring to the financial markets and the world. "For others, they see Bitcoin as a potential hedge to the increasing risks prevalent in the financial market ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... reappointments will ensure the Board continues to benefit from their significant experience and expertise across financial markets, corporate governance and public policy," Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement. Kay has worked in finance ...

Telstra issues 10-year bond

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... capital markets, while further strengthening its strong liquidity position during a volatile period in global financial markets," Telstra said. Both S&P and Moody's have recently reaffirmed the company's credit rating at A- (stable) and A2 (stable) respectively. ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... health. "And so the first few weeks of this crisis we were very much focused on actually not doing anything with financial markets. If I'm brutally honest, we stopped selling. We stopped selling because we wanted to help financial advisors and get ...

Worse than the Great Depression: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... interact in complex ways." Gopinath said policymakers are providing unprecedented support to households, firms, and financial markets. "While this is crucial for a strong recovery, there is considerable uncertainty about what the economic landscape will ...