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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 ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... policy in an accommodative manner in order to mitigate downside risks to the economy and ease volatility in financial markets. In this process it will judge whether to adjust the degree of monetary policy accommodation, while thoroughly assessing the ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... billion and set aside ¥2 trillion for additional purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds... until financial markets stabilise while at the same time, stressing that it would implement more stimulative measures if necessary. Looking back the ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... systems and processes at a time when they need it most. "As the COVID-19 pandemic creates increasing volatility in financial markets and uncertainty among investors, financial planners need to ensure their practices are firing on all cylinders as they ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Ho-hum. Financial markets widely expected the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its April meeting especially so soon after announcing a comprehensive accommodation package the month before ...

CBA appoints chief economist

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... things." CBA said Halmarick and his team would ensure both internal and external stakeholders are well informed on financial markets. "Stephen and his team work to ensure that customers and clients are well informed and have a strong understanding of ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... attached to a person's heartbeat ( I don't know what that machine is called), but not when it comes to the financial markets. This is because, in terms of financial markets, the huge ups and downs represent lingering uncertainties especially ...

Melbourne fund tightens redemptions amid COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... accepted daily. "No doubt investors are aware of the COVID-19 crisis and the effect it is having on economics and financial markets globally," Newgate said in a letter to investors. "The fund has experienced volatility as many other funds have, with ...