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Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... of the world. Worldometers.info data show that the US remain in pole position to date. It accounts for 22% of total world COVID-19 cases of infections and around 19% of total deaths. This has prompted a growing number of states to reimpose restrictions ...

Advisers should service cashed-up investors: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... million (8%) of UK adults have received financial advice over the study period between 2016 and 2020 (finalised prior to the COVID-19 outbreak) - an increase from 3.1 million (6%) in 2017. Currently, services available are not always the ideal fit for ...

Qualitas readies new fund with GURNER

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... three cities," Qualitas co-founder Mark Fischer said. "While rental demand is softer in the immediate term on the back of COVID-induced lower net migration, there are structural demand-side strengths that can't be ignored." "Young, well-educated professionals ...

Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... those assets to optimise the use of the properties. "The healthcare real estate sector has proven to be resilient during COVID-19, and as such, we continue to experience strong investor demand for the fund," Elanor Investments chief executive Glenn Willis ...

Chief economist update: Australia is out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... period. "Victoria was the exception, with the state implementing stage 4 restrictions in early August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases." Household consumption sans Victoria contributed four percentage points to the September quarter growth. The outlook ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... should be seen 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 ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... testing regime (CORIE) will be released in the near future. Council members discussed the policy changes in response to COVID-19 and said the path to recovery is likely to be "uneven" and will continue to monitor the treatment of customers in hardship ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... becomes self-sustaining. This task has now become less tasking, now that, like China, Australia has defeated the curse of COVID-19. Something wicked this way comes... and that is, the diplomatic and trade tensions between Australia and China that traces ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... industries where they work. Investing in the health and community services sector will also support a faster, higher-quality COVID recovery and the long-term resilience of our economy." Australian Unity said the capital raised would be used to pursue ...