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Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... And we have done this with around 90% of our staff working from home." Lowe said that despite evidence that the central banks package has been working as expected, he warned against increasing regulation. "Over the past 20 years whenever a problem has ...

Is the worst yet to come?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... will result in a huge budget deficit. "A fair bit of my time is spent thinking about the idea of the penetration of central banks into asset markets," Doyle said. "We are all used to central banks buying government bonds and asset backed securities in ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... tobacco-free finance movement," she said. "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future."

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following month, it lowered the interest rate on TLTRO III - emergency lending to banks - and announced a new series of non-targeted pandemic emergency longer-term refinancing operations (PELTROs) to provide ...

Wealth platform appoints technology lead

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... development projects," she said. "He has over 20 years' experience in technology roles across a variety of industries from banks, to telecommunications to financial services companies, and he has solid experience in the implementation and management ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... today's extraordinary policy measures as increasing inflation risks over the medium term," the Institute said. "Central banks could be more willing to tolerate inflation overshoots despite the upward pressure on rates from high debt levels, as monetary-fiscal ...

Open banking accreditation now open

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... accreditation and take part in reshaping banking competition in Australia," Court said. The sharing of this data between major banks and those initially accredited by the ACCC will commence on July 1.

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... Although they have limited the extent of the downturn, I remain doubtful whether the trillions of dollar spent by central banks and fiscal authorities could have turned around investor sentiment this early. In my book it's the easing, not of monetary ...

Banks accused of violating worker ethics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... the Religion and Social Policy Network of the University of Divinity. It examines the impact that the internal policies of banks and financial services companies have on the working lives of eight FSU members. "Workers have bore the brunt of efforts ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... diversify an Australian portfolio. "The US dollar has traditionally been viewed as a safe-haven asset, with most global central banks keeping it as a reserve currency and many international transactions conducted in the US dollar," Walesby said. "The ...