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Chief economist update: Getting hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Report', "the rebalancing of the oil market remains fragile in the early part of 2021 as measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, with its more contagious variants, weigh heavily on the near-term recovery in global oil demand" as it revised down ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... response to coronavirus. Taking into account the significant support announced at the Spending Review 20, this means our total COVID support package, this year and next, is £352 billion," he said. "Once you include the measures announced at Spring Budget ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The US is betting that a combination of the stimulus package and COVID-19 vaccinations will lead to full economic recovery by the end of the year, according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... About 2.2 million Australians aged over 65 have private health insurance, up from two million just three years earlier. "COVID-19 impacted on just about every aspect of Australia's financial and economic conditions. Now, price increases are returning ...

AMP launches new intra-fund advice offer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... in particular, the critical and sometimes complex transition from our working lives into retirement." He added that the COVID-19 pandemic increased awareness around financial security for many Australians, but that work still has to be done to turn that ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... chief investment officer and deputy chief executive Chris Andrews, who told delegates that despite the damning effects of COVID-19 on economies around the world, Australia's rebound has been phenomenal. "Trying to summarise the domestic economic ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... remembered by film buffs and boxing aficionados everywhere, Australia's phoenix-like rise and rise from the ashes of COVID-19 will forever be etched in this lucky country's - and the world's - history. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

VanEck launches new ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... investment style, has been performing well in recent months and anticipates it could continue to do so as economies recover from COVID-19. "VLUE will allow investors to add a value tilt to their portfolio, with 250 companies selected by MSCI based on ...

Australia to echo UK advice growth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Australia's advice industry is tipped to grow to that of the UK market, evidenced by technology adoption throughout COVID-19, according to Intelliflo. The UK-based financial advice technology provider referred to various reforms in the UK, such as the ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... 25%. "Recent events, including legislative changes by the federal government, and the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have increased the cost of providing insurance cover to members through their super," LUCRF Super told members. ...