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COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... ability to access funding will at least remain stable," Gustafson said. "Many are also using M&A as part of their COVID-19 recovery strategy, and pursuing growth and diversification are deal-making priorities for 2020-21."

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... the first quarter of 2020 COVID crisis period, and it is weakly negatively associated with returns during the market's "recovery" period in the second quarter of 2020," Demers et al wrote in a pre-print and pre-peer review copy of the research. "Industry ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... issue is, I think, what the next couple of years look like". "To date it's been income support, and over time in the recovery phase there will need to be greater focus on direct creation of jobs through government spending and through improving the ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... collaboratively with the government to fund critical nation-building projects needed to bring about a transformative economic recovery for all Australians, including social and affordable housing."

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... minutes of their 28-29 July FOMC meeting revealed its downgrade to earlier growth predictions. "The projected rate of recovery in real GDP, and the pace of declines in the unemployment rate, over the second half of this year were expected to be somewhat ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... mispricing, Kaufman said, creating alpha opportunities for global investors. "Real corporate bond rates have made a remarkable recovery and are now below pre COVID levels but real estate is being held back by the fact the virus is disrupting how people ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... seen in June and July, around 1% in each month and is important for market confidence given expectations of an earnings recovery beginning to take place," it said. The US has seen earnings upgrades of approximately 0.5-1%, while Europe and the UK have ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Disability cover who experience a catastrophic event or are diagnosed with a specified Medical Condition with no chance of recovery may be paid a single lump sum benefit with no waiting period," Sunsuper said. "The Medical Conditions include items such ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... a surge in case-growth across major Eurozone economies, raising worries about a second wave derailing the bloc's recovery hopes. Germany recorded its biggest daily spike in cases in more than three months with officials citing returning travelers ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... Looking forward, the RBA governor said there is a high degree of uncertainty about the outlook and Australia's economic recovery depends upon how successful it is in containing the virus. "In our baseline scenario, we are expecting the Australian economy ...