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Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... A$1200 from September 27. This is now in danger with Prime Minister Scott Morrison "looking to see what they'll [Victoria] be doing first [in terms of supporting businesses] before the Commonwealth considers any responses that we'll be making" ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Former ACT deputy chief and energy minister Simon Corbell has been appointed as the chair of an institutional investment advocacy body. Corbell will chair the Clean Energy Investor Group, an advocacy body representing domestic and global institutional ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... stats may be, they reflect the state of the Australian economy of days passed. Although the lockdown in the state of Victoria will continue to be a drag on overall economic growth in the third quarter (perhaps even beyond), the relative relaxation of ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... eased nationally." As has been the theory thrown around by many, Aird believes had it not been for the second outbreak in Victoria and subsequent lockdowns, the Australian economy would be on a path to recovery. "At this stage we anticipate a further ...

Chief economist update: RBA increases and extends TFF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... This implies the RBA may have become concerned that Australia's second wave - which prompted Stage 4 restrictions in Victoria (the second largest state) and state border closures - would prolong the eventual recovery in the domestic economy.

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... offices of whistleblowers and small businesses. Based in Melbourne, he also holds the role of the regional commissioner for Victoria, which helps ASIC gather information on developments and issues affecting the region. Emily Hodgson, reports to Day as ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... continued to weaken, long before the coronavirus took its first bite and became a pandemic. The Stage 4 restrictions in Victoria, border closures, and limited curbs in other states suggest continued weakness in domestic demand and by extension, business ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... economics Gareth Aird said: "The decline in business activity over August is hardly surprising given the lockdown measures in Victoria. With the August composite flash PMI showing only modest contraction it is highly likely that outside of Victoria private ...

Boe Pahari steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... management and financial markets. Hazelton is also a non-executive director on the boards of Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Persol Australia Holdings and the Australia-Japan Foundation. Her previous board experience includes Australian Financial Markets ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... cried, "fake news", had the results been any different given the re-imposition of social restrictions and lockdown in Victoria - which accounts for around a quarter of the economy -- and the closure of state borders initiated in early August. Equally ...