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Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... 14.8% decline in the previous month) because "the HomeBuilder grant was reduced from $25,000 to $15,000 effective from 1 January 2021 and was closed to new applications from 14 April 2021". But as the ABS clarified, "...the value of construction commitments ...

Ignition Advice adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... Life/Friends Life and AEGON. Ignition recently appointed Russell Scrimshaw as deputy chair and non-executive director in January. Peter Meurer, chair of the Ignition board, said McMahon's appointment brings significant international experience and knowledge ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... insurers sent letters to retail CommInsure policyholders to inform them that they would be transferred to an AIA plan in January. AIA said the scheme would not affect any policy terms and conditions, or how policyholders and customers do business with ...

Global Merces MD cops ASIC ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... financial years. ASIC said Grofski has the right to appeal ASIC's decision at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. On 21 January 2020, ASIC suspended the fund's AFSL for six months and a few weeks later, the Federal Court ordered Global Merces be ...

Pengana Capital distribution executive exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... confirmed to Financial Standard, serving in the role for almost 18 months. Pengana hired Yacoub to the newly created role in January 2020, joining from Allan Gray where she worked as relationship manager for over five years. Prior to that, she was an ...

Jobs to go at AMP Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... an "updated" organisational structure would impact jobs. "Scott Hartley was appointed AMP Australia chief executive in January and has been working through changes to ensure the business is sustainably competitive, and focused squarely on delivering ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... composite PMI jumped from April's final reading of 60.7 to 62.0 in May - the highest reading since records began in January 1998. According to Markit: "Survey respondents widely commented on a post-lockdown bounce in business and consumer confidence ...

Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... with ex-China arrivals estimated at 41.25 million tonnes in March, up from 34.43 million in February and 35.76 million in January" - a likely offshoot of the strengthening global recovery and world government's stimulus and counter-cyclical efforts ...

ASIC cancels AFSLs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... audited financial accounts and maintain professional indemnity insurance cover. Direct My Wealth held an AFSL since 13 January 2016 and an ACL since 14 January 2016 whereas Starkey held its AFS licence since 8 June 2006. Both can apply to the Administrative ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... it has remained in expansion over the past 11 months. The UK Composite Output Index leapt to its highest reading since January 1998 - services sector at 91-month peak and manufacturing at its highest since January 1992. However, in Japan - where infections ...