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Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

ATO prepares for end of ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... Australians to claim their super through ERS will be on 31 December 2020. The ATO said the last fund files prior to Christmas, will be sent on 24 December 2020 and this will include all approvals up to 22 December 2020. Additionally, the ATO said it ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... on earth we come We'll share a dream..." - The Seekers Yes Virginia, we, Australians all, are one in anticipating Christmas to come on October 6 this year - the day when most expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury to be handing out ...

ERS applications flat line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... towards the end of the year after the scheme was extended until December, as people look to get some extra cash for Christmas. Rainmaker's executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said the numbers suggest those who were willing to ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... pandemic. Between February and May, ASIC calculated an average of 4675 new retail traders - or a 3.4-fold increase. With Christmas around the corner and once the early access to super ends, Lee is less optimistic about the consumer discretionary sector. ...

Recruitment, salaries slide in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... recruitment than the end of 2019 and found the pace of hiring increasing still in January 2020. "We had jobs being filled on Christmas Eve, clients calling in work on December 31 and more roles to fill as soon as New Year's kicked over," he said. "We ...

AMPFPA action progresses, associations merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... speaking to government." The Small Business Ombudsman asked AMP to mediate with up to 250 advice practices ahead of Christmas. At the end of January it again urged the institution to meet with advisers. This has progressed, with Macdonald saying some ...

Chief economist update: It's a holiday for the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... rate hike proceedings - it hiked the fed funds rate four times in 2018 - turned the US equity market around just after Christmas 2018 that continued until the January 2019 meeting. Mission accomplished! But as we all now know, that paused that refreshed ...

Boutique shuts Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... equities fund, after an investor decided to redeem their money, representing roughly 60% of the fund's assets, just before Christmas. Ganes Value Growth Fund was terminated on the January 15. The fund had roughly $15.2 million in assets under management ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... reported by news.com.au : "Retail experts have expressed confidence in meeting a $2.5 billion earnings goal over the Christmas period despite a slow start to Boxing Day sales. The Australian Retailers Association forecast $18.7 billion will pass through ...