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Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... The resurgence of infections seen in some European regions in recent weeks is assumed to broaden and intensify over the next few quarters, requiring a continuation of containment measures and/or behavioural changes by economic agents." "By virtue of ...

New property fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... said he thinks COVID-19 could present an opportunity for property investors. "Guidelines implemented by APRA over the last few years, including increased liquidity restrictions, have accelerated the recognition of non-banks as viable market lenders. ...

Multi-boutique adds investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... managed investment mandates. On Terra Capital, Hatfield commented: "Founded in 2010 by Jeremy Bond, Terra Capital is one of the few small-cap resources specialist to withstand the test of time, delivering lengthy outperformance across numerous market ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Australia will have a better economic outcome in the coming months if Australians ensure they keep spending and investing, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. Lowe said the nation's recovery will depend on how willing ...

A new model is coming: Licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... asked. "I do fear that," Dummett said. Whereat said he thinks the industry will continue to shrink, at least over the next few years. "We are going through a transformational period as an industry," he said. There aren't the numbers of people coming ...

Advice reforms to be legislated: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
After having previously been placed on hold, the single disciplinary body for financial advisers and the compensation scheme of last resort is set to be legislated by mid-2021. Speaking at the 2020 Association of Financial Advisers Vision Conference ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... at retirement," Jones said. "The Prime Minister and Treasurer are keen to promote unlikely allies - large charities and a few left-leaning economists - in its ideological campaign to cut superannuation. What they won't tell you is that these groups at ...

Death of value investing a myth: Realindex

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... outlier stocks have inflated the index, fuelled by investor sentiment and easy monetary policy." The paper said over the past few months the argument against value has become stronger, but dismisses those claims as purely descriptive, lamenting the fact ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... it's still the stuff that other nations in lockdown - re-imposed or otherwise - only dream of. China is one of the very few countries that have dodged the global recession - growing by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter after slumping by 6.8% in ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... floor I'd be sad and blue If not for you" - Olivia Newton-John Yes Olivia, it's the Budget. There might be precious few worrying about the implications of the Morrison government's historic fiscal expenditure - amounting to 11% of GDP this ...