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ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... made in 2019 to its level premium rates with another increase, as combined impact of rising interest rates and the claims outlook take their toll. The changes will be subject to a two-year freeze period for inforce business; in a move ClearView said ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... free business loans - announced in late January. Bye bye surplus. The government's Mid-year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in December 2019, estimated an underlying cash SURPLUS of A$5.0 billion in FY2019-20. Take away least A$19 ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... already looking to assess the size of the economic damage and the potential lift to growth to come." As China's economic outlook improves, so too should sentiment lift in Australia, Craig argued. "To be clear, resumption of manufacturing production ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... my experience over more than 30 years of being active in financial markets tells me that no matter what the short-term outlook, this too shall pass." After being identified in Wuhan, China, three months ago, COVID-19 has now spread to more than 100 countries ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... points to 2.4% and the IMF now expects world growth to be lower than last year's 2.9% rate. In its World Economic Outlook report published in January 2020, the IMF predicted the world economy to expand by 3.3% this year. Worse, not a few are pencilling ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... outbreak". In his published statement, Governor Philip Lowe declared that: "The coronavirus has clouded the near-term outlook for the global economy and means that global growth in the first half of 2020 will be lower than earlier expected... The coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Interim Economic Assessment report (Coronavirus: The world economy at risk), where it cut its 2020 world economic growth outlook by 0.5% to 2.4% wouldn't had mattered had equity market investors continued to ignore corona's toll as they did during ...

Link's superannuation arm takes a hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... results," McMurtrie said. "However we are making good progress on delivering on our strategic plan and our medium to long term outlook remains strong." McMurtrie said the result demonstrated the benefits of geographic business diversification, which ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... trend that has been seen in 2020 is the divergence between bonds and equities, with both sectors pointing to a different outlook. "Equities are showing a global economy growing, the benefits of low inflation and rates with valuations full, but bonds ...

Consumers trust Google over advisers: NobleOak

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... lack of trust in the industry to change," NobleOak argued. "Interestingly, the younger generations had a more positive outlook, with 25% of 30-34 year olds feeling confident. The older generation was less confident, with only 13% of 55-60 year olds feeling ...