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Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020

With a covid here, and a covid there, everywhere a covid, even old MacDonald (who had a farm) will get sick reading, hearing and listening to stories and warnings over escalating infection numbers... E-I-E-I-O. COVID-19 has captured the world's ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020

The bill to extend deadlines for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam and education requirements has passed the House of Representatives. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No.3) Bill amends the Corporations Act so that ...

NAB further delays offloading MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020

National Australia Bank in its quarterly update flagged another delay to the separation of MLC Wealth. NAB said that due to a challenging business environment, the separation of MLC Wealth may be delayed beyond financial year 2020. "Work on operational ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020

Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney's last days on the job would have gotten more press were it not for the more pressing concern of the coronavirus. To be sure, there was nothing noteworthy in Carney's final monetary policy committee ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020

Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum, Grattan Institute budget policy and institutional reform program director Danielle Wood explained the much touted federal government surplus may not be all it was cracked up to be. Wood focused ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020

... June last year. Lowe's hoping for the best but, "in the event that the country did find itself in that position, I would hope that policy options other than monetary policy were also on the country's agenda".

Global fund enters private equity

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020

A $6 trillion global investment manager has entered a strategic partnership to provide investors access to private equity. Vanguard has announced the partnership with HarbourVest to enter the private equity market in the hopes of providing investors ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020

The sooner the coronavirus is licked, the better for everybody - more so for Japan. The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship underscores the positive impact of tourism on Japan's economy. The nearly 4000 tourists quarantined aboard the ship due to the coronavirus ...

Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020

... it was goodwill and ended up not being realisable. The liquidator tried shopping the domain name to business brokers, in hope of recovering some value, but received little interest. At the same time, it owed about $1.3 million to creditors, the most ...

Bonds not out of the game

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020

Bond managers appear to be taking a more active approach to investing in the current low-volatility environment, according to Bank of China's head of fixed income Mark Todd. Looking into the performance of the major bond funds form the last 12 months ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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