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Chief economist update: Victoria's Cinderella moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Victoria was primed and pumped for the second stage of looser coronavirus restrictions after the clock strikes midnight on June 22. From 12:01 am, 50 people (increased from 20) would be allowed inside cafes, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, auditoriums ...

PrimeWest acquires asset manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The ASX-listed property fund manager has paid $10 million to acquire a farmland asset manager as it looks to build a presence in A-REITs. PrimeWest will now own 100% of GoFARM Asset Management which is the manager to the REIT Vitalharvest Freehold Trust ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... making up 45% of those jobs lost in May. Youth unemployment is now at 16.1%. "These are devastating unemployment numbers." Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the past three months have been tough for Australia with the destruction of 38 consecutive months ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... 2009. At the same time, the FTSE-100 index cratered from a high of 7104.0 points pre-Brexit to 5534.0 points after then UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced the Brexit referendum in February 2015. It had been a rough ride heading into Brexit. As ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government will not extend stimulus packages, saying they would dull the dynamism of the economy. Delivering a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Morrison said that despite wide ...

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices' overdue rebalance of its Australian indices will see HUB24 and Pinnacle Investment Management kicked out of the ASX200 at the start of trading on June 22, amid nearly 200 changes. The index provider deferred its quarterly rebalance ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... three-year returns at 5.7%, and took the second risk-adjusted rank. After that, it was an industry fund whitewash, with Prime Super, First State Super, BUSSQ, Media Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Club Plus and NGS Super taking the remaining eight spots ...

AustralianSuper bets on build-to-rent

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
AustralianSuper has made a significant investment into an Australian build-to-rent developer. The country's largest superannuation fund has purchased a 25% stake in Assemble Communities and will have the opportunity to invest in the company's pipeline ...

Best equities funds to May end

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... Emerging Companies (19.70%) and Bennelong Emerging Companies Funds (18.74%) and Ophir Opportunities Class E (16.06%) and Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund were the five best performers (15.77%)

CMC Markets introduces derivatives platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... markets, products and also data and new technology that will help them execute trades more effectively and successfully." "The Prime Derivatives platform provides our partners with direct access to primary exchanges, Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) ...