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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... hard hit by lockdown measures, it has returned to growth as companies adjust to life with the virus and prepare for better times ahead." Even better, Factset reports that "with the Q1 reporting season well underway, analyst expectations of Q1 profits ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... ore prices will drop to US$55.0 per tonne by the end of September 2021 quarter. Iron ore prices are now more than three times that. Sensitivity analysis conducted by the Australian Treasury in the 2020-21 Budget shows that for every US$10/tonne increase ...

Cboe Chi-X takeover progresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... world, the largest exchange in Europe (larger than the London Stock Exchange). It has scale," he said. "It'll be exciting times ahead with two bulge bracket exchanges, ASX and Cboe, competing with each other." The latest ETF to launch on Chi-X was the ...

Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... 2020 and found that only 8% of members made additional contributions to their superannuation - which is a two-and-a-half times increase in engagement. Finder Banking and investment editor Alison Banney said Australians should not be under the impression ...

Pandemic spurs advice, insurance rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... pandemic. The majority (82%) also feel better about having the right level of life insurance. Advised clients were also three times more likely to recommend their adviser if they received a review during the pandemic. Interestingly, the number of advised ...

Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... data. Hume said the move will remove the duplication of work and save time for stakeholders by eliminating consultation times and submissions. In early 2019, the Hayne Royal Commission recommended a review into the quality of advice in three years' time ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... trading at a P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio of 22.6. This is way beyond its five-year (18.1 time earnings), 10-year (16.1 times), 15-year (15.2 times), and long-term (14.4%) averages. Plus, the back-up in US long bond yields due to rising inflation expectations ...

Vanguard UK upends cost of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Vanguard has launched a financial advice offering in the UK that will charge a flat rate of 0.79%, a whopping three times less than what the industry charges on average. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning promises to provide high-quality, low cost ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... Henderson's index showed the world's government debt tally ended 2020 at a record high of $81 trillion, almost four times its 1995 total.

Managed accounts prop up platforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... at 30%, with the remaining 22% being in the 'other' category. SMAs are expected to continue strong growth at a rate of 10 times faster than MDAs at 38% per annum compared to 4%. Speaking to Financial Standard recently, AMP director of wrap product Shaune ...