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Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... also more likely to own their homes (86%) compared to the APAC average (75%). "Our previous survey suggested that the pandemic had hit Australian investors' portfolios more severely than others in the APAC region, so it is pleasing to see the surge in ...

ASIC okay with virtual AGMs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... legal for companies to switch their meetings (including AGMs) from physical locations to videoconferencing, to cater for pandemic lockdowns. The move was supported by Australian Banking Association, and the Australasian Investor Relations Association. ...

Investment manager creates new executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... delivered for investors," Giuffrida said. "Their experience in solving complex situations through the GFC and recent pandemic has further strengthened their place in the market. I couldn't pass up the chance to be part of the next chapter of growth." ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... long as it takes". For her part, Yellen cautions that "The country is still down nearly 10 million jobs from its pre-pandemic peak" while at the same time underscoring the Treasury's rescue packages and its actions towards "expediting relief to the ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
The global pandemic has not only changed the way consumers buy goods and services, but also spurred stronger demand for robo-advice to help improve their financial wellbeing, a new survey finds. Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... systems across Europe, the US, Latam and Asia Pacific regions. Westchester chief executive Martin Davies said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of agriculture to everyday societies, with food essential to a growing population. "The ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... The outlook for the economy, and particularly the relative movement in demand and supply during the recovery from the pandemic, remains unusually uncertain. It continues to depend on the evolution of the pandemic, measures taken to protect public health ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... that, in the Prime Minister's words: "In less than 12 months from when the recession began, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are now more jobs in the Australian economy than there were before the pandemic." True that. The latest Australian ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... long-term growth. Still, this isn't consistent with China being the only major economy that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic without a recession and with positive economic growth in 2020. After contracting by 6.8% in the year to the March 2020 ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... environment," AFA president Michael Nowak said. "These companies have risen to meet the challenges presented by the current pandemic and continue to deliver superior products and services to financial advisers and their clients." AFA partnered with Plan ...