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Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... stitch it in time to save nine. No forethought, just the myopic view of getting that surplus and bragging about it in the hope of winning the next elections. The Fifth Estate wrote back in November 2019, the "return to surplus" is partly due to reduced ...

DIY SMSF platform launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A new software application that enables trustees of SMSFs to manage their own fund has been launched. DIY Super Online (DIYSOL) was developed by accountant and SMSF trustee Jeff Bain who said the application was designed to save trustees money on accounting ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... increased exports from the easing/reversal of the global growth slowdown. Everybody wins. Latest stats out of China also provide hope. The economy grew by 6.1% in 2019. While down from the previous year's 6.4% rate and the weakest growth rate in ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... the yield on 10-year bonds increased from a low of 5.1% in 2005 to a high of 6.3% in 2007. Today it's the reverse. The hope is that low interest rates, the Morrison government's recent commitment to spend and the overall reduction in uncertainty ...

Goldman Sachs $1b corruption bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Goldman Sachs has taken a fresh US$1 billion blow to its quarterly profit, as the bank foots the litigation bill for its involvement in the ongoing 1MDB corruption scandal. The US-based bank posted quarterly revenue of US$9.96 billion, beating expectations ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
"From a practical perspective, big, impactful and very novel disasters will, hopefully, lead to stronger action to both mitigate emissions and also plan for impacts..." This was Ketan Joshi's - University of Sydney science graduate and international ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... donations. ANZ has also extended paid leave to employees volunteering with emergency services. "In releasing this package, we hope to play a role in supporting firefighting efforts as well as the economic recovery and financial wellbeing for those affected ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... 200 that still have no women on their boards. The report lists these as TPG Telecom, HUB24, NRW Holdings, Pro Medicus, New Hope Corporation, Silver Lake Resources and Speedcast International. However, earlier this month HUB24 appointed its first female ...

Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
More than half of the world's biggest money managers think another GFC will strike soon yet they don't plan to fiddle much with their asset allocations in 2020, according to a new survey of 500 institutional investors. Natixis Investment Managers surveyed ...