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Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... year, it hasn't cause much of a stir from many citizens. Perhaps, it's because the announcement was drowned out by news that broke on the same day of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Perhaps not. A more rationale rational is that ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The coronavirus optimism that prevailed over the dying weeks of 2020 and into the first quarter of this year has been replaced by concerns over the resurgence in infections - in Europe, India, Japan, South Korea and lately, the US, among others - caused ...

Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
Just like the myth of Europa, Eurozone equities are riding on the back of a bull. Eurozone equities soared to their highest levels in 13 years. The VStoxx index - the Eurozone's fear gauge dropped to 13-month lows. Lucky 13. The Euro Stoxx-50 index ...

ASIC drops Caddick charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... licence when she was required to. On March 30 at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, ASIC withdrew all these charges. The news comes after police confirmed that a running shoe containing human remains found washed up on Bournda Beach in NSW had been ...

AMP Capital spins off REIT

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... ongoing earnings. The sale of the management rights has been excluded from the proposed transaction between AMP and Ares. The news comes as AMP also announced today that its 30-day exclusivity period with Ares Management has ceased with no certainty ...

AMP, Ares deal up in the air

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... 40% stake. The 30-day exclusivity period in the heads of agreement with no certainty that the transaction will proceed. The news follows speculation last week that AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari was to resign. AMP was forced to enter a trading ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... last year before the pandemic and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% - the lowest level since March 2020. This is good news for the Morrison government which just ended JobKeeper and coronavirus supplements to welfare recipients on March 28. It's ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... recommends that shareholders take no action at this time," McPherson's said. McPherson's share price was boosted by the news, hitting $1.41 today. "McPherson's is a business that has lost its way and is in urgent need of reinvigoration across ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... other streaming services (38%). Schroders head of intermediary distribution for North America Joel Schiffman said the good news is people are focused on saving for the future even during COVID. "But the question remains, 'Will they have enough for ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Nuveen has appointed a new head of sustainability for one of its subsidiaries that works to acquire and manage agricultural real estate assets. Westchester Group Investment Management, a TIAA and Nuveen company, has appointed Cristina Hastings Newsome ...