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Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... on economies around the world, Australia's rebound has been phenomenal. "Trying to summarise the domestic economic outlook for Australia over the most remarkable 12 months is a very tall order," Andrews said. "In a nutshell it has been good, very ...

Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... betterer!" Like Alice who "quite forgot how to speak good English", there appears to be universal optimism over the economic outlook as central banks watch "through the looking glass". This sentiment is echoed by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). ...

T. Rowe Price expands in Asia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
T. Rowe Price has expanded its research coverage with the establishment of a new office in Shanghai. The investment firm announced it opened the new research office following the establishment of a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, T. Rowe Price Investment ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted between November and December 2020, shows six in 10 participants believe the COVID-19 new normal is ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... retention, the onus will be on boards to carefully consider the sustainable rate for dividends, taking into account the outlook for profitability, capital and the economic environment," the regulator said. Dividend cuts were most severe in Australia ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... February 9 that it expected its FY21 result to be slightly down on the previous year. However, Macquarie said the short-term outlook is subject to uncertain factors including the duration of COVID-19, the speed of global economic recovery and the geographic ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... It's only been only two weeks since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) provided a more optimistic assessment of and outlook for the domestic labour market. In its February 2021 'Statement on Monetary Policy' (SoMP), the RBA declared that ...

AFCA chair under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... the share register." He added that there simply aren't many upsides to Crown's situation right now. "Crown's outlook is very unclear at present. It doesn't have a licence to operate in Sydney yet and now regulators in Victoria and Western ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... measure of protection in civil proceedings where a listed company decides against updating the market as to its earnings outlook because of the additional uncertainty inherent in its internal forecasts in the current business environment, the changes ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... half 2020 average, mainly from an impairment benefit reflecting both improved credit quality and a much-improved economic outlook." He added that business portfolio simplification is underway and the exit of several units are progressing. This included ...