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Dividends could take years to return: UBS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... than in the GFC & the largest decline since our data starts from 1999," Stoltz said. NAB was the first of Australia's big banks to slash its dividend in its half year results, as well as announcing a $3.5 billion capital raise.

Businesses urged to apply for JobKeeper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... each eligible staff member per fortnight." Carnell said any business owners concerned should contact one of the big four banks, who have set up dedicated help lines dedicated to any JobKeeper issue. "There are lines of credit that are readily available ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... well as issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grilling is part of the committee's ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Wilson said the hearings are "an important mechanism for the Parliament to publicly scrutinise ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... stabilised, reflecting the partial easing of trade tensions and the significant loosening of monetary policy by many central banks over the past year," he said. "Global business confidence and other manufacturing indicators have generally picked up. ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... strategy options, according to Gammel. He said a single document can be used to explain the business' position to the ATO, banks and other lenders, landlords, key suppliers and investors, ensuring consistency of approach. "The ATO is willing to accommodate ...

Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... manager said it expects to see external sovereign bond issuance increase in EM during 2020. "We've already seen EM central banks move to reduce benchmark interest rates and boost liquidity, and most EM countries are planning large relief programs to ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... commissions, the industry body has accused the Financial Planning Association of Australia of taking money from the big banks in return for support. Writing to members, Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals director Peter Johnston ...

Super funds need to act like banks: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... are one of large and important pools of capital in our economy, along with the government (Australian taxpayers) and the banks. "There is no doubt that superannuation funds will and should play an important role in the economic recovery effort post the ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Australian economy on life support," he said. "We expect this collaboration to continue and commend the authorities and banks for their work done to date."

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Black Swan focuses on extreme and rare outlier events and argues that it is futile to attempt to time such events and that banks and trading firms may be more vulnerable to these events than their risk models suggest. Vision Super's tail-risk strategy ...