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Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Getting bitten by the love bug may be lovelier the second time around but definitely not if it's a second bite from the coronavirus. Australia is currently in the midst of it. Now the second wave looks like it's come to Japan. According to Kyodo ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
COVID-19 is posing distinct threats to the digital human rights of people all over the world, with consequences for companies and investors. In a new paper Robeco head of sustainability integration Masja Zandbergen expressed the belief that if digital ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... individuals and businesses around the world as creating a "coma economy". Rather, he says, countries should "take their medicine" and cut costs and restructure debts during a recession. Dent pointed to Margaret Thatcher's austerity measures as a ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... 500 Index returned rose 12.7% and MSCI World rose 10.8%. Contributors to the fund's performance included regenerative medicine company Mesoblast which rose 143% in April on back of initial data relating to a COVID-19 patient trial. Two other healthcare ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Australia-China Council and the General Sir John Monash Scholarship Foundation. Wilson has a background in finance, banking and medicine. She currently holds directorships at Transurban, Costa Group Holdings, Sonic Healthcare Ltd and the General Sir ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could lead emerging markets to lose the last decade in progress, as the world sinks deeper into a global recession far worse than the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to State Street Global Advisors head of global ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... He added that the standards within the code do not exceed the ethical standards expected of professions such as law, medicine and accounting. Patterson's 18 misconceptions are: FASEA's guidance involves legislating beyond its authority: "FASEA are merely ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... indeed be severe. The government's leaked "Operation Yellowhammer" analysis talks of possible shortages of fresh food, medicine and petrol, disruption to ports and the risk of civil unrest, especially in Northern Ireland, where trade across the border ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... our ability to fight back against a serious economic threat down the track." Nah Chris, administer a small dose of the medicine now so you don't have to roll out the defibrillator to get the patient's heart pumping again. A stitch in time saves ...