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Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... alternative) and FOMO (fear of missing out) are used to rationalise the rise and rise on the "Street" despite the coronavirus fast making America the sickest man of the world. Worldometers.info data show that the US remain in pole position to date. It ...

ASIC consults on consumer remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... remediations earlier, but also to make sure that they have arrangements and systems in place to return money to affected consumer as fast and as fairly as possible", Chester said. "We are also seeing some positive signs from firms who are looking at ...

Super lifting retirees' financial wellbeing: HILDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Participants are also increasingly putting off retirement. In 2002, almost half of men (60 to 64 year olds) were retired. Fast forward to 2012, only 29% of this cohort were retired. For women, over the same period, the number of retirees fell from 70% ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... structural reform we will just travel along this road just as every other country has travelled along the road - at a not very fast pace. Lowe said he believes Australia has the capability, resources and capacity to do a better job than we are currently ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said. "As patient, long-term investors we see an exciting opportunity to invest in the fast-growing 'care' economy that can generate strong returns for HESTA members while helping to create growth and jobs in the industries ...

COVID-19 upends business travel, technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... future by half. Over half of the executives (54%) said that some or all their digital transformation initiatives have been fast-tracked rather than frozen or suspended, prioritising this ahead of other investments. Forty-two percent said technology has ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
It wasn't that long ago when financial markets expended much speculation on the outcome of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure" quarterly survey, for not only does it provide an ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
Wells Fargo Asset Management is gearing up to make its mark on the Australian superannuation system, confirming to Financial Standard that it has been in discussions with major super funds. Wells Fargo head of international distribution Deirdre Flood ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Global dividends took an 11% hit, falling $76.7 billion in the third quarter with the weakest results coming from Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands, according to Janus Henderson. The Global Dividend Index revealed Australian dividends suffered ...

Macquarie to offer private market solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... increased access to diversification into private markets. "Together we are striving to provide private market access for a fast-growing class of retail investors. Wilshire Associates, a trusted fiduciary with a reputation as a skilled allocator for some ...