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Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... in financial markets so much so that "pundits struggle to explain stocks stumble", according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). But as I like saying, Christmas doesn't come everyday. No siree! Still, the performance of the US equities market ...

VGI appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... on managing the Global and Asian portfolios," he said. Howie's appointment comes days after the Australian Financial Review reported VGI was facing backlash from David Kingston and Malcolm McComas over the discount to NTA in VGI's listed funds. ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... terms of higher income taxes - personal and business - and reduced welfare payments. According to the Australian Financial Review : "The pace of the improvement sets the government up for earlier budget repair, with the deficit likely to be just over ...

De Ferrari hasn't resigned: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... confirmed its chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has not tendered a resignation, amid speculation. The Australian Financial Review on March 25 reported De Ferrari was set to resign on the day, after just over two years at AMP. The report added former ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... also working hard to investigate potential redeployment opportunities for impacted team members." The Australian Financial Review previously reported that 90 financial advisers would be made redundant, but Forman disputed that figure. "The number of ...

ASIC takes action against Rest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... to every current and former member during the period via email; an advertisement in The Australian, Australian Financial Review and one daily newspaper in each state and territory on a weekday and on the following Saturday as agreed with ASIC; and that ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
No more tears, fears... and hopefully snap lockdowns. Today, 22 February 2021, will go down in Australian history as VAC (vaccine against covid-19) Day (although Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly and 84-year-old ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... profits, lifting business confidence, raising employment, buoying consumer confidence... Further, the Australian Financial Review ( AFR ) reports that: "More than 2.1 million workers have left the JobKeeper wage assistance scheme, which Treasurer Josh ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... think that we are currently in the late stages of a broad-based bubble in risky assets." But as the Australian Financial Review reports: "...Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the Reddit army's attack on GameStop and other highly shorted ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... limiting the strain on the government budget and the national debt. You can't please everyone. The Australian Financial Review prints that UBS chief economist George Tharenou believes the stronger than expected economy has raised the risk that the ...