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Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
"Oh Nikkei, you're so fine You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Nikkei..." My apologies to Toni Basil for re-wording the lyrics to her 1981 hit "Mickey", but anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese ...

APRA releases final ERS figures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
APRA has revealed the final figures representing the impact of the government's early release of super scheme which saw 3.5 million Australians dip into their retirement savings. Over the duration of the scheme, $37.3 billion was removed from the superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... here. Yes Virginia, we're back to that familiar refrain borne from the global financial crisis of a decade before - bad news is good news. This is because the weakness in the US labour market only strengthens Joe Biden's bid to deliver his US$1.9 ...

Janus Henderson loses capital investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... the insurer, building on eight years of trust. "Although we are disappointed to lose Dai-ichi as a shareholder, today's news does not change the path that Janus Henderson is on," Weil said. Dai-ichi and Janus Henderson will cooperate on the development ...

Another glitch for the ASX

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... announcements, with the last announcement posted at 9:56 am. Instead, the exchange is redirecting investors to brokers or news agencies. This is not the first time the announcement delays have occurred since the launch of the ASX's new website. Back ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... superannuation to buy property, according to Allan Gray's commissioned research. Overall, financial advice articles in the news increased about 61% from 2019, accounting for 17,500 relevant mentions in Australian trade and other news publications. The ...

Best, worst investment ideas for 2021: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... a company that has been around since 1968 and reported US $71.9 billion in revenue in 2019, ARK's prediction could be bad news for investors. Meanwhile, in financial services ARK predicts that traditional banks are facing sizeable risks from digital ...

NAB swallows up neobank

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... growth of UBank by combining its customer base, brand and colleagues with 86 400's experience and technology platform. The news of the purchase follows the demise of Xinja which ceased operating as an authorised deposit taking institution in December ...

Investors going in blind: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... invest from what they have read on social media with 13% receiving advice from YouTube. Victorian investors are watching news (22%), analysing charts (20%) or going with their gut (14%) when it comes to getting advice or knowing when to trade stocks. ...

Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... tracking sideways or underperforming, while value stocks outperformed," he said. "A couple of factors drove this, such as the news of a successful COVID-19 vaccine and its speedy rollout in many countries, as well as the US election result, both of which ...