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AMP sued for charging dead clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... following a member's death." ASIC added that AMP and its subsidiaries had no reasonable grounds for believing they could supply life insurance or personal advice to the members in question "at any time or at all". "The deceased member had died. There ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... pressures). Markit Economics' May survey found that: "Input prices rose sharply in May, which panel members attributed to supply shortages, difficulties in international shipping and increased employment costs. The overall rate of inflation reached ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... unprecedented rates, which will feed through to higher consumer inflation in coming months." In the Eurozone: "This imbalance of supply and demand has put further upward pressure on prices. How long these inflationary pressures persist will depend on ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... analysis (26%), compliance (24%), financial planning and analysis (24%), risk (22%), and internal audit (22%). With limited supply and high demand in the market, these skillsets are well positioned to command highly competitive and even above-market ...

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... difficult for central banks to raise rates. "Last week the April inflation numbers were at a 24-year high, that's partly due to supply bottlenecks due to the opening up of the economy," he said. "For a lot of people, the only story about inflation has ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... able to accept dearer prices passed on by businesses that are paying higher costs due to continuing bottlenecks in the supply chain. In addition, while the spike in measured inflation - headline and core - in April was due in part to base effects, reduced ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... willing to accept higher prices passed on by businesses that are paying higher costs due to continuing bottlenecks in the supply chain. But the Fed has already told us this would happen. Chair Jerome Powell has stressed time and again that, although ...

More flexibility for retirees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... change is aimed at ensuring Australians are more secure in retirement if they downsize their home, as well as freeing up the supply of housing for younger families. Further to this, from 1 July 2022 the Pension Loan Scheme (PLS) will provide access to ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... whopping 175% rally from the pandemic low of US$78.33/tonne plumbed on the 3rd of February 2020. Favourable demand and supply conditions have put a rocket from underneath the iron ore's price. Demand comes from China - the world's biggest consumer ...

Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... as demand rose for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Assets under management dropped a marginal 6% to $563.5 billion which Macquarie noted was due to foreign exchange impacts and ...