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Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... to be considered, she believes that, "The most important risk is that we leave workers and communities scarred by the pandemic and the economic toll that it's taken, that we don't do enough to address the pandemic and the public health issues, that we ...

NEOS, ClearView lead satisfaction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... Investment Trends' research also found 80% of advisers had altered their delivery of risk advice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Advisers said they engaged with their clients more frequently (30%), scrutinised premium levels (23%) and quality of ...

ETF liquidity disappears: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... reputation as extremely liquid instruments, could not escape the market turmoil that occurred at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even what is considered the most liquid market, US Treasuries, did not escape the fear impacting investors. This ...

Evergreen launches stress testing tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... US credit rating downgrade, oil shocks and US recession, rising global interest rates, trade conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. "The tool assesses how today's portfolios would perform if these historical events - and the markets' reaction to them - ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... from 6.7% in the previous month and below expectations for it to remain at 6.7%, it's still far above the 3.5% pre-pandemic rate of unemployment registered in February last year. There were 10.1 million jobless Americans in January 2021 compared ...

Industry fund promotes for GM role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... during a critical time for the fund, if not industry, including market volatility during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the early release of super scheme," he said.

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... same time," he said. Byres added that despite the financial system holding up well as a whole, the full effect of the pandemic may not yet have been felt. "To date, the financial system has stood up well to the shock caused by COVID-19," he said. "However ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... income and real assets at Aware, told Financial Standard that the units will be offered at a 20% discount. During the pandemic, one area of concern Aware heard from its members was the issue of housing affordability. "We felt it was important to devise ...

Investors unprepared for unexpected events: Study

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... real-time information is used in risk management and crisis response. Dataminr chief executive Ted Bailey said the COVID-19 pandemic has made companies aware of their weak spots. "At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises all over the world ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... 2021 quarter before recovering in the following three quarters to end with a 5% expansion this year and return to pre-pandemic levels by the first quarter of 2022. "CPI inflation is currently below the MPC's 2% target, largely reflecting the direct ...