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Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... rising inflation and likely increases to interest rates are growing. A survey of active investors in March reveals greater optimism for the Australian stock market than in previous months, with their outlook largely in lock step with the All Ordinaries ...

VFMC appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... place, well positioned for a challenging and exciting future. The board and I thank Lisa for her courage, challenge, optimism and empathetic leadership," VFMC chair James MacKenzie said. VFMC had about $64 billion in total assets at June 2020. It managed ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... safe - without these transferable funds, many families will miss out," she said. "We are, however looking forward with optimism, donations have begun to increase, and we are able to begin creating new solutions such as our Mobile Midlas Truck, that will ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... of 66.3% recorded in March this year - itself, a positive indicator, as more jobseekers re-enter the labour force amid optimism in finding employment. And why the heck wouldn't Australians see the glass more than half-full? Not when the NAB business ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... March 2021 quarter GDP contraction to an annualised rate of 3.9% (from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%) is cause for optimism. Then again, the economy shifting back into reverse, following two straight quarters of expansion, presents bad tidings for ...

ASIC increases short selling surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... information, they can have a positive impact on price formation and market integrity as they may counterbalance excessive market optimism. However, activist short sellers can also unfairly distort the price of a target entity's securities, which ...

Financial services job market hot: Hays

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
According to the latest Hays salary guide, a renewed sense of optimism has swept across the accountancy and finance jobs markets in early 2021. Hays found 57% of accountancy and finance employers will increase salaries by up to 3% when they next review. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... records began nine years ago" and that, "European bank Q1s show fading concerns about pandemic driven meltdown". This optimism is made manifest by a Bloomberg report (citing SocGen) that, European companies intend to purchase around €150 billion of ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... some countries), adaptation by both businesses and consumers to coronavirus controls on their normal activities. This optimism is collectively embodied by upward revisions in the 'OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report March 2021' - "Global GDP ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... lowest level since March 2020 - from 5.8% in February Participation rate increased to 66.3% - a historic high - indicating optimism among jobseekers over the likelihood of getting hired. Employment increased to 13,077,600, and now has overtaken its previous ...