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Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... report stating that, "China's bold approach to contain the rapid spread of this new respiratory pathogen has changed the course of a rapidly escalating and deadly epidemic... This decline in COVID-19 cases across China is real". If China was able ...

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Only seven months before, Australia was on course to bring its fiscal budget back in the black after 12 years and an almost equal number of promises later from both sides of the political divide. The Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) - ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... intellectual property and to our economic vitality". China denied the accusations (naturally) and vowed retaliation (of course). "We urge the US to immediately withdraw its erroneous decision. Otherwise China will make legitimate and necessary reactions," ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... solely on financial considerations relevant to the risk adjusted economic value of a particular investment or investment course of action." The proposal appears to be similar to the sole purpose test which is in place for Australian superannuation funds. ...

Ombudsman demands changes for small business insolvencies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... including a capped cost as the majority of small businesses entering liquidation have assets less than $10,000. "Throughout the course of this Inquiry, we have spoken with a range of registered liquidators who have indicated the minimum cost of a straightforward ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... that resulted in large quantities of money being moved on behalf of Russian oligarchs," the department said. "Over the course of the years-long relationship between Deutsche Bank and Danske Estonia, Deutsche Bank was repeatedly put on notice of these ...

Vale Ian Perkins

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... courageous, innovative, a rule breaker and most happy when he had a white board and would collaborate on big ideas and of course gather an audience!" His colleagues described Perkins' determination for causes he was passionate about; remembering ...

Challenges abound as super poises for COVID-19 recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... factually true," he said. "I haven't seen any evidence that statements on these trade-offs are real" He noted that over the course of the last five years there hasn't been any real lift in wages, while productivity has lifted approximately 1.1% ...

CBA donates $2m to community charities

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... "Receiving the Commonwealth Bank Staff Community grant enables us to continue this valuable work and transition our face-to-face course content and materials online to ensure the community keeps learning and stays connected during this challenging time." ...

Robo users double down during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... 5% for March/April includes a number of clients who will not close their account entirely, but look to reinvest in due course, so the actual churn (lost) rate for March/April was probably more like 2-3%, an increase versus 'normal' but still well below ...