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deVere launches global contactless advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Global wealth management group deVere is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak by immediately launching a free, worldwide, contactless advice service. In an effort to ensure those seeking advice stick to global social distancing standards, deVere is launching ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... dropping below US60c for the first time since 2003". But this time is different. The equilibrium-setting mechanism offered by a free-floating currency is worth zilch when trading partners even ban handshakes. Australia couldn't even give its products ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Friday the 13th isn't so unlucky after all as it turned out to be a rally day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index surged by 9.3% while the Dow and the Nasdaq pole-vaulted by 9.4% the day after US President Trump's declaration of a national emergency ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
The tough times in Australia's life insurance sector have forced the provider to overhaul its pricing. ClearView has revised its pricing across its Life Solutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, as the insurer battles to remain profitable ...

Pension fund acquires Plenary Group business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... the PPP market and our long-term partnership model," Plenary global chair John O'Rourke said. Divesting the business will free-up capital to support Plenary's opportunities in the fast growing Australian and Asian infrastructure markets, he added. "The ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... million individuals and 3.5 million businesses. Pensioners will receive a one-off $750 stimulus payment, which will be tax-free and will not count as income for social security, farm household allowance or veteran payments. The government said the payments ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... investment write-off allowances. This comes on top of the bushfire relief spending of at least A$2 billion - and interest free business loans - announced in late January. Bye bye surplus. The government's Mid-year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) ...

Moody's to give free research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Moody's have announced it is offering free research and views on the credit and economic impact of the coronavirus. It has launched a dedicated website that will be updated on an ongoing basis, bringing together insights from across the company, providing ...

Advice important for family conscious: Perpetual

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Only 15% of Australians who say they care about their family the most have an active relationship with their financial adviser, according to a study by Perpetual. Based on the research, Perpetual said it is clear that family is a priority for many Australians ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... circumspect in their attitude toward risks - and investors too - had central banks not intervened and let the mechanics of the free market do its job in restoring equilibrium. The world would have been in a recession, a depression even, but the growth ...