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Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... trillions are spent will depend on the successful containment, if not total eradication, of the coronavirus. There's little doubt in anyone's mind that one day, someday, a cure, vaccine will be developed. That, or "in the long run, we're ...

Court confirms Storm Financial founders breached duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... about 3000 of its 14,000 clients had been "Stormified". The majority of investors were retired or nearing retirement, with little or limited income and few assets. Nearly all had no prospect of coming back from the losses suffered. In August 2008 about ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... still are better than cash. "Term deposits were once a popular option to get a consistent return on equity. Now, they are little more than a safe place to park your cash," she said. "While the days of double-digit interest on term deposits are behind ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... October 1987, the All Ords lost 42%. The market bottomed out months later on 10 February 1989," Lee said. "In 1987 there was little signs of volatility until the Black Monday fall. "It was not uncommon to see moves of 5% either up or down after such ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... have hit rock bottom yet. "The rally was unconvincing with the US market in particular closing well off its peak and with little momentum," it said. "As the environment is governed by massive uncertainty, large price declines and very high economic risk ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... accounts so as to take advantage of the eventual recovery in investment markets," Elia said. "To date we have had very very little, a handful of inquiries. The scheme does not come into operations until circa mid-April." He also said the early releases ...

Chief economist update: The cheaper alternative

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... to spend and invest no matter how much money is thrown at us. With many shops and businesses shuttered, there'll be little to spend money on anyway. Boris is showing Australia the way. Three weeks of pain and isolation - which could probably be extended ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... expectations over shareholder expectations. "Given the pressure on net interest margins and non-interest income, there is little doubt management will have a significant focus on costs." The big four have witnessed similar blows to Macquarie since the ...

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... likely to remain the case for some time yet as efforts continue to contain the virus." The cautionary tone will likely do little to quell concerns around the continued impact of the virus, as statements from the RBA are often gone through with a fine ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... for PM Capital Global Companies to its overweight exposures to "financial services and consumer discretionary stocks, and little to no exposure to consumer staples and healthcare". The research house said the weak performance of Dimensional Global Value ...