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Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... the creation of 46,200 full-time positions more than offsetting the termination of 32,700 part-time staff. The Australian dollar dropped to as low as US$0.6610 - its lowest level since the GFC - as markets raised their bets that the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
With a covid here, and a covid there, everywhere a covid, even old MacDonald (who had a farm) will get sick reading, hearing and listening to stories and warnings over escalating infection numbers... E-I-E-I-O. COVID-19 has captured the world's ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... super rate will give more Australians confidence about retirement and help them get the maximum value out of every extra dollar," dean said. "For those Australians worrying about their future - stop. Soon you'll see more money going into your super account ...

Most complained about super funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... highest number of complaints. But further insight as to the proportional volume of complaints tells a different story. By dollar fund size, TAL Super (now merged with Mercer) topped complaints. This was followed by Suncorp Super, Mercy Super. AMP and ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The Australian government is being urged to promote more foreign investment in Australia. Atlas Advisors is calling on the Australian government to recognise the long-term benefits of foreign investors for the economy by increasing incentives under ...

Overhaul bites Deutsche Bank bottom line

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... Deutsche Bank is looking worse for wear, posting a full-year net loss of $8.71 billion (€5.3 billion). The multi-billion dollar loss has been driven by the bank's strategic transformation project, which saw Deutsche Bank pull out of its global ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A Melbourne bond investor has hired a head of compliance as its assets under management hit the $5 billion mark. Jamieson Coote Bonds has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... ammunition on renewed trade war offensive toward the Eurozone. The fact remains that the euro's depreciation versus the US dollar is giving the single currency region a leg up. The euro has weakened by 0.5% this year to date and by 4.7% from a year ...

VanEck launches first active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
VanEck is set to list an active ETF that will invest in emerging markets bonds, with a target of 5% annual yield after fees. The VanEck Emerging Income Opportunities Active ETF (Managed Fund) (ASX: EBND) is expected to list on the ASX in February. The ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
With the death toll surpassing 132 and a further 6000 people suspected of being infected, the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left markets tumbling as fears of an epidemic are stoked by news of the virus spreading around the world. It's caused ...