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Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... a factory in Stuttgart, with the final product emerging in Michigan." The fall-out is underscored by a report by The Guardian : "JCB, the British digger maker, has cut working hours and suspended overtime for 4,000 UK employees after the coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... 0.8%, the Shanghai composite gave up 1.5% and the Hang Seng index plunged by 2.0% -- in contagion fears. According to The Guardian: "China confirmed 291 cases of infected patients in an update on Tuesday. There have also been reports of cases in Thailand ...

Suncorp pays $1.4m remediation bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... $1.431 million. Suncorp undertook the program after the corporate regulator imposed additional licence conditions on the Guardian Advice AFSL in 2015 after it found the life insurance advice being provided to retail clients was defective. ASIC was concerned ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

Super a money laundering target: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Australia's money laundering watchdog is warning superannuation funds they are serious targets for financial criminals, and provided advice on how to avoid getting stung. AUSTRAC released a guidance paper to the superannuation sector, outlining the ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... 50 US cents to US$30). This would allow Venezuelans to increase their consumption of chicken (which according to The Guardian daily, costs 14.6 million bolivars a piece) from one-fifth to 12 chooks. This is, of course, provided that the price of chickens ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Federal Budget "smoke out" in Canberra. Canberra will give back some of the wealth to we, the people. According to the The Guardian, Scott Morrison "noted that tax receipts until February were running $4.8 billion higher than forecast by the Treasury ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... the month of September and 3.4% year-on-year - the quickest since July 2008's 3.4% annual rate. Wait there's more! The Guardian reports that "HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said businesses were reporting a sharp jump in their concerns about being ...

NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund had one of its best years yet posting an annual return of more than 20%. For the 12 months to 30 June 2017, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund turned in a 20.71% (after expenses, before tax) return. This follows ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... between US$70 billion and US$90 billion. This is much lower than Bloomberg's earlier estimate of US$200 billion or the Guardian's US$300 billion for Hurricane Irma alone. After all is said and done, it's back to economy watching again. Certainly, the ...

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Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO
Rest is welcoming back it's former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer.

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN
Macquarie Group has provided its first quarter update at its AGM, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake describing trading conditions as "satisfactory".

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30.

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam.

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