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Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... at 0%, marginal lending rate at 0.25% and deposit facility rate at -0.5% - it increased the overall size of its PEPP (pandemic emergency purchase programme by another €500 billion, taking the total to €1.85 trillion and extended by nine months to ...

Super satisfaction bounces back

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Member satisfaction with superannuation funds has increased across all sectors for the first time since the pandemic, new research shows. Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report reveals overall superannuation satisfaction increased 0.6% ...

Citi appoints head of fund services for Australian product

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... have successfully transitioned a significant portion of the RBC client base despite the challenges of this year's global pandemic. Justin's appointment will help us maintain this strong momentum and ensure that we have the right management structure ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... day, given that the regulations setting out the required disclosures have not yet been made. In April this year, the pandemic reoriented several of ASIC's priorities, flagging that the first portfolio holdings disclosure reporting date could be d ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... at reducing carbon emissions and boosting adoption of digital technology. This new spending brings Japan's total pandemic-related stimulus to around US$3 trillion (60% of GDP). Whether this additional spend is sufficient would be largely determined ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... amount. Fok said as a cornerstone investor, the super fund aims to capitalise on areas that have been accelerated by the pandemic, such as digital connectivity, liveability and sustainability. "The disruption caused by COVID-19 has rapidly changed the ...

Chief economist update: China keeps on going and going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... be beaming and congratulating China for the strengthening momentum in its economy and this, after having survived the pandemic without plunging into a recession. After contracting by 6.8% in the year to the March 2020 quarter, China's GDP expanded ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Australia has the capability, resources and capacity to do a better job than we are currently doing to come out of the pandemic in a good position. "This is why structural reform is such an important issue and parliaments around the country will need ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... as opportunities to raise these global megatrends, even as the world continues to manage the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aussies lost money due to lack of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Despite Australia living up to its reputation as a lucky country during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians' investments took a bigger hit than their international counterparts - likely due to a lack of financial advice. New research from PIMCO surveyed ...