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Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... 2019, estimated an underlying cash SURPLUS of A$5.0 billion in FY2019-20. Take away least A$19 billion (A$17b plus A$2b) in extra spending, leaves a DEFICIT of A$14.0 billion... and that's before factoring in the drop in government revenues due the ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... "panicked". "Already vulnerable amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis, Saudi Arabia's pledge to flood global oil markets with extra supply kicked market participants in the guts at precisely the worst possible time," he said. "The tumble in global ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... annualized returns of 27% through the end of 2019-3 times the return of the MSCI World Index over the same period. "Some extra risk is to be expected given the speculative nature and the narrow remit of many thematic strategies, but it also means they ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... millennials and generation X, being with one of these female-dominated super funds over their working life can net them an extra $100,000. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin said super funds led by women are among the best ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Australia's care for climate change has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate ...

New Aussie ETF to invest in FAANGs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... buying international funds was to get exposure to these particular American growth stories. But they also wanted a little bit extra, and so we have added stocks like Tesla and Baidu." The ETF will track an index created by ICE Data Indices (Intercontinental ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Morgan Stanley has acquired E*TRADE in the United States in a $20 billion (US$13 billion) deal. E*TRADE stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley shares for each equivalent share, which is about US$58 per share. Morgan Stanley said the deal will ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... monthly hours worked fell by 8.1 million hours over the month. Employers would ask workers to work more hours before hiring extra staff. The ANZ job ads survey - which leads employment growth by three to six months - continues to decline, dropping by ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Aussie retirees will have to fork out an extra $1292 a year to live comfortably, and they have the drought and rising house prices to blame. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that over the year to the December quarter ...