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Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... disruptions and social and business restrictions) is tilted towards higher inflation going forward but this is counteracted by job insecurity and business discounting.

Standard Life Aberdeen rebrands to Abrdn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... acquire ownership of the Standard Life brand. The rebrand is part of several changes introduced by Bird since he took the top job in September 2020. The changes have trickled down to the local operations, with several redundancies and reshuffling of ...

Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Main Sequence, a deep tech investment fund founded by CSIRO, has raised $250 million from investors such as Hostplus and Temasek to solve the world's problems in health, food, space and industrial productivity. Main Sequence's second fund aims to solve ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... Bank's January forecast, as households and companies adapted to the second wave and associated restrictions. Substantial job gains in February and March boosted employment. However, new lockdowns will pose another setback and the labour market remains ...

ERS spending revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed what people who accessed their super early due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19 spent the money on. The ABS found that 29% of people who accessed their super in the early release of super program ...

Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
With consumers in the US now contributing the most to Afterpay's business, the BNPL provider has set in motion plans to list there as new research shows the economic impact of the service. Revealed in a quarterly update yesterday, Afterpay is working ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
"Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away..." -Frank Sinatara It didn't happen overnight, but it's happening... now. The Trans-Tasman bubble is here! After more than a year - I recall watching Qantas' chief executive saying it's ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Women's participation in the workforce has reached a record high of 61.8%, the latest employment statistics show. Citing new Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures, Senator Jane Hume said Australia has achieved the highest female participation ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Australia is back! Back on track after its economy was cruelly interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This space had been ranting about the virtuous cycle that had been circling around the nation since activity and business and consumer sentiment indicators ...

WTW head of strategic advisory resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... and prior to that was an investment analyst at Pengana Capital for two years. Sydney-based Melville did not confirm her next job opportunity. In WTW's most recent research about Australia's superannuation industry becoming the most successful ...