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How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... have seen insurance premiums on their TAL group insurance policies rise by 34%. A spokesperson for TAL said the insurer does not comment on specific client arrangements but did say that the impact of PYS legislation is being felt. "The effect of legislation ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... investment opportunities, Nikko Asset Management head of Australian equities, Brad Potter said. "To state the obvious, these are not normal market conditions," he said. "Like other large market corrections, it is always difficult to pick the bottom and ...

GDP to contract 10%: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... 5-6% impact on the economy but said he revised his prediction due to a "substantial demand shock" caused by COVID-19. "It's not something we have seen probably since the early 1900s. It's very different to other economic situations," Comyn said at an ...

Janus Henderson announces equity team changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... of our clients," Maris said. "Carmel has made significant contributions to the firm over the past 12 years, including, but not limited to, enhancing the capabilities of the centralised equity research team and more broadly as a senior leader within Janus ...

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... for the domestic economy. Exporters would find their wares more competitive in the world market (even with higher tariffs). Not only that, exporters would receive an extra boost from their foreign currency-denominated earnings when they're translated ...

Westpac names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... McFarlane said King has agreed to take on the role for the next two years. "I believe we need a chief executive in place now, not later, and with full, rather than acting authority," McFarlane said. "I have built a strong relationship with Peter since ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Although all men may be created equal, multi-asset strategies are most certainly not, with returns from balanced, growth, moderate and flexible strategies producing wildly different outcomes during the COVID-19 sell-off. In its latest report, Morningstar ...

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... glad the program would apply to all businesses and most workers, the ACTU is concerned the $1500 fortnightly payment "may not be enough". "We believe that allowing this amount to increase up to the median wage of $1,375 a week is what is needed," McManus ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
A six-month lockdown could spur Australia's worst recession since the Second World War, if not the Great Depression, according to the Grattan Institute's Brendan Coates. In an op-ed for The Conversation, the Institute's household finances program director ...

New firm joins Count Financial network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... we've achieved in the past six months, we have a busy agenda of new initiatives to continue to roll out," Kennedy said. "We not only enable our advisers to focus on providing more valuable services to clients, but we are a quality licensee and partner ...