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Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Wall Street benchmark equity indices closed on the up and up on May 7 - the Dow and the S&P 500 index even rallied new record highs -- the same day the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The housing market now stands at $8.1 trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
As expected, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy board decided to keep current settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying ...

AZ NGA acquires two advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired two Queensland-based financial planning firms. Blue Harbour Financial Partners (formerly Bridges Brisbane Bayside) and Henderson Matusch Group brings the network to a total of 79. Blue Harbour, which ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) May the fourth Board meeting would have been a ho-hum event had it not been for the month of July. As expected, the RBA left monetary policy settings unchanged - "including the targets of 10 basis points for ...

Infrastructure Capital hires from Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) has made several key appointments, including nabbing Frontier's head of real assets and private equity. Isabelle Demir, who was head of real assets and private equity at Frontier, has been appointed executive director ...

Proxy advisers under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Proposed new legislation will see proxy advisers forced to be much more transparent on how and why they vote on matters put to shareholders. The government is proposing to reform proxy voting by requiring superannuation funds to disclose more detailed ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... most recent PMI surveys. The IHS Markit flash Eurozone Composite PMI increased to a nine-month high reading of 53.7 in April (from 53.2 in March). The region's manufacturing PMI rose to a record high of 63.3 while the services PMI went up to a reading ...

Hamilton Wealth Partners co-founder leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
Melbourne advice firm Hamilton Wealth Partners' co-founder and chief operating officer has left the business after eight years. Ian Gillies was also a partner and a financial adviser. He leaves as he heads into semi-retirement at the age of 64. His ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... increases, in US consumer spending. The Conference Board's survey showed consumer confidence surged to a reading of 121.7 in April - the highest level from February last year and the fourth straight month of improvement. Similarly, the University ...