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COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020

... confirmed cases of the coronavirus around the world, with 119,588 who have died from the virus. It comes as the US overtakes Italy's death toll from COVID-19, recording more than 20,000 deaths from the virus over the weekend. In Australia, 6394 people ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

... infection when COVID-19 on the day the BOJ increased monetary largesse. This compares with 142,823 cases in China, 21,157 in Italy, 12,729 in Iran; 8162 in South Korea and even lower than the 1678 reported cases in the US... at the time. covidjapan.com ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020

... surged 7% on Monday night on hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic had reached its peak in Europe, with the daily death toll in Italy, Spain and France decreasing. Perpetual multi asset head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood said investors were ignoring ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 APR 2020

... early lockdown and reported early recovery, fresh reports out of Europe provide proof that lockdowns work. As at April 5, Italy recorded its lowest daily deaths in more than two weeks while those critically sick fell for a second day. The government ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020

... helped along by strong fiscal stimulus from around the globe. "There are improvements in testing, fall in death rates in Italy and also trials for vaccines starting to occur." But while the risk of a depression has eased, it's unlikely that we will ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020

Think your 30-50% year-to-date loss in your equity portfolio is bad? Just wait until all buyers disappear, consumed by a tiny speck of micro-organism. Remember Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Monetary and Keynesian stimulus ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020

... could be because Asian markets have managed to contain the virus more efficiently than other developed nations, such as Italy and the US, Morningstar argued. "At this point Asia appears to be getting 'ahead of the pandemic curve,' with China ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020

... country's largest and most populated island, with 57 million people now restricted to their homes. Following in the steps of Italy, all businesses in Luzon will be closed, with the exception of those that provide basic necessities like supermarkets ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

UniSuper has instructed its custodian to recall all shares currently out on loan indefinitely. The $85 billion super fund has requested BNP Paribas Securities Services to suspend stock lending, effective immediately. UniSuper said restricting the ability ...

Chief economist update: The cure for Italy's tourism problem

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020

Italy, it seems, is getting everything that it wished for courtesy of one microscopic organism. Long before the COVID-19 epidemic spread, the Italian government implemented new rules and regulations in an attempt to reduce over tourism including; prohibiting ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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