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Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The iron ore price has fallen by more than 4% over the past two weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... Australians are bullish about the recovery of the local economy and the positive effect that will have on their portfolios, a survey canvassing investors across the Asia Pacific shows. More than half of the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... for a decade. These cost pressures will likely feed through to higher consumer price inflation in coming months." The PMI survey for the UK was even better with the composite PMI reading increasing to a seven-month high of 56.6 in March, with the manufacturing ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... buy goods and services, but also spurred stronger demand for robo-advice to help improve their financial wellbeing, a new survey finds. Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report reveals that more consumers are shunning professional finance ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer will release a professional development book on effective leadership in April. The leadership star: A practical guide to building engagement is due out next month, presents a five-point framework developed ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
A new survey has revealed the APAC region is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to setting clear goals to reach a net-zero carbon emissions target. The survey, published by Robeco, found while the number of investors that have already ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... lowest since April 2020 - and the manufacturing PMI fell a third month to a nine-month low of 50.9 in February 2020. The survey blames "the domestic flare-ups of COVID-19 and the ongoing overseas pandemic" for these - factors that have weakened both ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... advisers and customers and kept a high profile through advertising their products," he said. The Beddoes Institute's Adviser Survey provided the research for the Underwriting Award and the BDM/Business Support Award which NEOS won and the Claims Award ...

Client communication investment needed: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... barriers for firms to invest in client communications is how it generates revenue mainly due to efficiency metrics. The survey revealed firms measure the time taken to create content (83%) and low error rates (73%) to measure while only 14% of firms ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... disclosure requirements akin to public companies. How will marketing departments change? Verdnik predicts that the use of survey analytic tools will increase, and more frequent questions about brand awareness and how members found out about the fund ...