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Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Australia," according to Victoria's chief health officer, Brett Sutton - the majority of Australians welcome the vaccine's roll-out. "The Melbourne Institute's fortnightly 'Taking the Pulse' survey - taken on 1-6 February 2021 -- ...

Connectus empowers advisers with Excelerate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
International wealth management firm Connectus Wealth Advisers is set to roll out a new program aimed at increasing adviser efficiency, driving scale and enhancing the client experience and outcomes. Connectus, which is owned by NASDAQ-listed Focus ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... move somewhat above 2 percent for a brief period in the spring as the unusually low monthly observations from last spring roll out of the 12-month calculation". "Many participants stressed the importance of distinguishing between such one-time changes ...

ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the government's Product Intervention Powers (PIP) will allow the regulator to take a targeted, calibrated and less prescriptive approach to regulation. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association Risk ...

Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... and wonderful narratives: rates of coronavirus infections across the globe have been easing plus, there's the vaccine roll-out; US and international economic activity has rebounded from the deep freeze of 2020; there's easy from the Fed and more ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... updates show that the world's major economies remain in contraction (in year-on-year terms) at the end of 2020 and despite the roll-out of vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic (and now its variants) remain with us, triggering stop-and-go snap lockdowns in ...

Statewide warns of cold calls to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... and other costs associated with the advice and the transfer. "The member, who received the unsolicited call, was advised to roll his super balance over into another fund with the enticement of a projected $60,000 benefit," Statewide said. "The council ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
A new philanthropic report finds that ASX-listed financial firms were among the largest donors that gave generously to the coronavirus and bushfire appeals. An analysis by Strive Philanthropy found the largest ASX-listed companies pledged $1.1 billion ...

Chief economist update: Light at the end of the Euro tunnel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... pandemic could prove more persistent or severe in the near-term than assumed in this forecast, or there could be delays in the roll-out of vaccination programmes. This could delay the easing of containment measures, which would in turn affect the timing ...

AMP Capital still being dressed up for sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
With the sale of AMP Capital still on the table, AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has addressed the asset management business' cultural issues and hinted at who would take over its leadership. De Ferrari assumed direct leadership of AMP ...