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Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... from COVID-19 adds to the downward pressure on the domestic economy caused by the bushfires, storms and floods, testing Prime Minister Scott Morrison's declaration: "The surplus is of no focus for me whatsoever. What matters to me is the human cost ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... quarantining cities and regions infected by the virus, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut its benchmark one-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 10 basis points to 4.05% and the five-year rate from 4.8% to 4.75% on February 20. This followed the PBOC's ...

Super chief opposes SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... fund has spoken out against increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% in a submission to the Retirement Income Review. Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird said that while most super funds would advocate for an increase in compulsory super ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... coronavirus has put a big question mark on this. Of greater concern is the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics altogether. Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced that the Games will proceed. But if the coronavirus persists heading into July, there'll ...

First State Super acquires rental properties

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... Miranda NSW. "This is our first investment in key worker affordable housing in Victoria. We chose this development for its prime location - just six kilometres from the CBD and four kilometres from Parkville health precinct - and exceptional facilities. ...

Aussie IPOs outperform benchmark

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
Despite a handful of infamous failed Aussie floats in 2019, the IPO market outperformed the benchmark ASX 200 Index by 16.8%. New research from equity raising platform OnMarket revealed that IPOs returned an average 35.2%, marking the fourth time in ...

DWS bolsters property portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... estate, Australia at DWS said: "The attractive outlook for Canberra Hotel market fundamentals, combined with the asset's prime location, make for a compelling investment proposition." "We are pleased to have secured this off-market opportunity, and we ...

AMP Capital renews investment team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... manager, business operations, and business transformation manager as well as providing strategy and analysis for the Australian Prime Property Fund - Retail, after having started his career in valuation at Colliers International. AMP Capital managing ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... small businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's words when he opened the government's wallet wider and announced a number of measures ...

Industry fund chair retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... has appointed a new chair as the incumbent bows out after almost two decades on the board. Following an extensive search, Prime Super has appointed Nigel Alexander as chair. He replaces Alan Bowman who held the role for the past nine years. Bowman has ...