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Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... frozen, international earnings are down. With Australia nearing complete lockdown, there'll be no domestic earnings to hope for. Lockdowns and bans from social gatherings would negate the cash splurge from monetary and fiscal authorities. Citizens ...

Wall Street tumbles, ASX holds ground

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
Wall Street has been taking a battering since the coronavirus outbreak left the shores of China, with the S&P 500 falling another 12% overnight. A sharp cut in interest rates, stricter quarantine enforcements around the globe and a change of tone from ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... sustainable product and pricing terms for your clients. "I would personally like to thank you for your support to date and I hope you will continue to support ClearView as we take the painful steps to implement necessary changes over the next 6-12 mo ...

Major industry events cancelled amid pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
The Conference of Major Superannuation Funds has been cancelled or postponed along with a number of the financial services sectors big events, including charity fundraiser FICAP. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has cancelled the ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Trump has taken to Twitter once again, this time, to slam the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell. The tweets follow a tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on ...

Chief economist update: The cure for Italy's tourism problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... down its national debt. Italian GDP slowed from 1.9% in the year to the December 2017 quarter to 0.1% in 2018 and 2019. The hope Italy can hope for given the lockdowns and shutdowns is for no growth...at least over the next two quarters. The hope is ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... that some asset managers, including Robeco which ranks first, are showing real leadership and are a positive exception. We hope that Robeco's approach and scores serve as a good example for the sector, and that other asset managers follow suit."

Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... public. Untersteiner said the data has shown very few complaints about financial advice, with just around 30 per month. "Our hope by releasing this data is that we see improvements and the industry takes action to reduce the number of complaints that ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... such as climate change, mental health, and the impact of the digital revolution - are so significant that no one country can hope to solve them in isolation." In 2019, only 33% of the Institute's members were women. Of the Institute's 5400 members, 1100 ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
The day you, I and Irene lost sleep over contemplating the potency of future central bank policy actions, given their sharply reduced firepower, when the next threat to the global economy comes. The coronavirus outbreak has brought that day upon us. ...