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Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... spreads to 33 countries in nine days" "The coronavirus crisis has deepened over the weekend, with the number of countries affected climbing past 60 and the death toll hitting 3000." So goes another grim headline from Associated Press which, I surmise ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... reached terminal velocity (for lack of a better phrase) in the country, something that's expected to develop in other affected countries. And if these aren't enough, governments have already implemented, or are preparing, fiscal responses. Except ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Chinese manufacturing supply chain could face a slowdown," the EM team said. "Additionally, many Asian countries will be affected as tourism from China likely declines. "More broadly, commodities exporters globally will be hit as commodity prices fall ...

IOOF faces new class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... shareholders have not been able to recover any of their losses. I'm glad to be pursuing a solution for the many people affected by IOOF's alleged misconduct." The class action is "largely unrelated" to the claim brought against IOOF by APRA, instead ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Financial Standard that he had seen an increase in short interest in China-focused companies. "This virus and the way it has affected China and China's economy has disrupted the whole notion that emerging markets and the global markets would be in ...

IOOF profits fall 39%, advice margins drop

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... billion but this growth was offset by impact of Protecting Your Super and margin compression. Gross margins were also affected by legislative changes and competition, IOOF said. Governance costs in the period rose $5.2 million. During the period, IOOF ...

Coronavirus to infect Q2: Capital Group

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... figuring out the impact on China's economy and the world economy are unknown," he said. "How many people are really affected? How fast is the virus spreading? Is it going to spread outside of China in a very big way? How long will the economy have ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... until the end of April, as did the Spanish flag carrier Iberia. "Asian and Middle Eastern airlines were also heavily affected. Emirates and Etihad are among at least 16 to scrap some routes to China. "Makers of products for Chinese consumers have also ...

Problems persist with PYSP communication: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... on the basis that, because of their relatively high number of inactive accounts, they were likely to be considerably affected by the PYSP reforms. Issues identified include bare minimum messaging to simply meet compliance requirements, failure to explain ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... potential. Treating workers unfairly is a risk that we take very seriously," Future Super said. "Will the company be affected by sexual harassment litigation? Is it losing high-performing staff because of inflexible work practices? Do workers feel undervalued ...