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Government launches digital economy strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... economy. "In our view, the changes must be made in order to maintain pace with the rapid growth experienced by some venture-backed businesses, and to ensure Australia's tax settings around the innovation sector remain competitive on a global scale," ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... change in the stance of monetary policy". Don't call it taper. Taper or "slowed somewhat", the BOE's announcement is backed by its sharp upgrade to the country's economic outlook: "New COVID cases in the United Kingdom had continued to fall ...

MLC Life hires general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... a highly qualified and experienced insurance industry professional with a passion for driving great customer outcomes, backed by her extensive experience and expertise in several areas of life insurance. "These attributes are especially important for ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... talking about adjusting those purchases [the Fed's US$120 billion monthly purchases of US Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities] while at the same time repeating his expectation that the US central bank will have to start raising interest ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... quo -- federal funds rate at 0-0.25% increase its bond purchases by at least US$80 billion a month and agency mortgage-backed securities by around US$40 billion monthly. "...I know that it's not easy, to be calm when you've found, something going ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... premiums. Shine estimated that 80,000 Australians had purchased the overpriced Westpac Life policies. The class action was backed by litigation funder JustKapital. Westpac has now resolved the matter without making any admission of liability in relation ...

BetaShares launches hybrids ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... present a significant challenge for investors seeking income. Our new ETF offers attractive income, but only holds hybrids backed by our 'Big 4' banks, which are among the most profitable and prudentially sound banks in the world. BHYB offers investors ...

Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... on aged care and living options across home care, retirement living and residential aged care. The initiative, which is backed by several of Mercer's partners such as Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and Ramsay Health, will be available to their ...

Restructurer and auction house form JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... two companies have worked together to realise over US$200 million worth of assets in the US. In addition, the alliance is backed by a database of buyers and sellers of industrial equipment with 40 auction sites worldwide. "This is not just an exercise ...

Iress partners with regtech for DDO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... this." Last month, Morningstar also announced a DDO solution that will allow Target Market Determination (TMD) data to be backed by the 8300-unit prices daily, 4000 portfolios monthly and hundreds of PDS documents it collects and processes.