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Australian Unity hires from QIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... long term objective of addressing the key issues facing Australia's health and ageing sectors including the ageing population, chronic disease and the increasing need for social infrastructure.

Chief economist update: Labor Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... eve of "Labor Day", the US Department of Labor reports that more than 30 million Americans - around 18% of working population - applied for unemployment benefits in the six weeks to 25 April, making the 7.5% drop in personal spending in March (released ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Nothing focuses the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly - ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... position that the number of infected people is at a relatively low number. From this, we should be able to triage the population and get back to normal." But what does normal look like? Well, according to Todd Gammel, restructuring and risk advisory ...

Should unused services on AFSLs be subject to ASIC levy?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... basis: the levy calculated by ASIC must be incorrect, it must be overstated on the grounds that ASIC's sub-sector population determination was significantly understated, the firm did not provide any wholesale services in the year, and its key person ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... trading conditions. Another factor is that Australia has experienced, and is likely to experience, a sharp drop in population growth as it loses tourists, students and temporary workers. However, Miller did point out that once isolation measures are ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... homeownership rates aiding discretionary spending. "The urbanisation trend is another catalyst as one-third of China's population remains rural and migration to cities implies higher wages and spending," they said. "We also see a boost in healthcare ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... reports: "The type of lockdown seen in other countries is not possible because the government's powers to control the population are restricted by the constitution, which was effectively imposed on Japan by the United States after World War II." ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... Gladys Berejiklian who said social distancing measures were likely to be in place until a vaccine could be given to the population. "I've said from the outset there is a twin crisis that we are fighting. We are fighting on the health front with the ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... fell for a second day. The government closed all non-essential businesses and restricted unnecessary movement of its population on March 9. Spain's lockdown started on March 14. It has now reported its third straight decline in the number of deaths. ...