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Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
The International Monetary Fund has predicted global public debt will rise to its highest levels in history as a result of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of a sharp decline in global output, a massive fiscal response has ...

Netwealth booms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... of $3.2 billion; more than double that of its nearest competitor. For the 12 months to March 31, Netwealth recorded the highest net fund flows for the eighth consecutive quarter, raking in $9.1 billion. This was followed by HUB24 ($4.8 billion), Macquarie ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... improvements were undertaken by Danske Estonia." The DFS said despite the fact that Deutsche Bank assigned Danske Estonia its highest possible risk rating, it failed to take appropriate action to prevent Danske Estonia from transferring billions of dollars ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... "Calculations by Peter Varela, an economist at the Australian National University, suggest that the poorest households pay the highest share of their income in GST," he said. "Removing it would eliminate this burden, if temporarily, helping the poorest ...

APRA warns of ERS second wave

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... have been completed within nine or less business days from receipt of applications from the ATO. The 10 funds with the highest number of applications received from the ATO have made 1.61 million payments worth a total of $11.87 billion.

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Russell 2000, down by 39.2%. The "winter of despair" was captured by the spike in the VIX index to a reading of 82.69 - its highest level of Factset's (1990), surpassing the 80.86 registered during the Great Recession and Global Financial Crisis ...

Artisan teams up with Melbourne multi-boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... p.a. since inception compared to benchmark's 4.3% p.a. "We're delighted to represent Artisan Partners and bring the highest-quality global investment products to Australian retail investors," Copia chief executive Sam Baillieu said. "The Artisan ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... 2019 continue to do so now and have more work to do, APRA said. "At an aggregate level, the MySuper products with the highest total fees in December 2019 have lowered their fees over the last six months. However, for most of these the reduction was not ...

Perth hit worst in housing crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... middle of the market, and a 0.3% decline in the lowest value quartile. Across Sydney, the same period saw a decline in the highest market segment (where dwellings are worth over $1.35 million) of 0.6%, followed by a 0.4% decline across the middle of ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... 2020 compared to laggards, applying their research across equities and bond markets. AXA IM said: "companies with the highest ESG ratings have proven more resilient in the coronavirus market crash than those with the lowest." RIAA said the thesis that ...