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Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... leadership will make prime minister Suga's task of reviving the economy easier. According to Factset, "Nikkei/TV Tokyo opinion poll showed support for PM Suga's cabinet at 74%, the third-highest for any cabinet on debut. This makes Suga the most ...

Fintechs drive venture capital: KPMG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Venture capital investment in Australian fintechs has grown despite concerns about the pandemic which has seen private equity and mergers and acquisitions activity fall, a new study from KPMG shows. KPMG's latest Pulse of Fintech report reveals ...

New sales lead at ethical manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
An ethical fund manager with a new range of separately managed accounts has appointed a sales lead. Ethical Funds Management has appointed Peter Evans to the role of business development manager for their range of SMAs. Evans comes from BNP Paribas ...

AMP does not treat advisers fairly: Poll

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
A new poll has revealed widespread disappointment in AMP's treatment of its aligned financial advisers in renegotiating Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) agreements. Financial Standard polled roughly 250 people in the financial services industry, asking them ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... 15.6%." "The gall of it, the heartlessness of it and, of course, the breach of the election promise of it." Meanwhile, a poll conducted by the Economic Society of Australia (ESA) showed two-thirds of surveyed Australian economists believe the SG should ...

IOOF, LUCRF Super on ERS workload

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... IOOF staff have well and truly embraced working from home. "I am not too keen on staying home full-time myself but a recent poll in our organisation highlighted the fact that 82% wanted to continue working from home," he said.

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... remuneration reconsidered so that "we don't see good life risk advice become the domain only of the very, very wealthy". In a poll to the audience, rebuilding community trust and meeting consumer expectations was agreed to be the most important thing ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... sure as you're sitting there - is to start a war with Iran."...and then again on 10 October 2012: "Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate." Trump's running for re-election. ...

Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Invesco's annual survey of 139 sovereign investors found they are increasing allocation to gold, and plan on adding fixed income and infrastructure in the 12 months ahead. The annual report, now in its eighth year, found sovereign investors entered ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... their super early, ISA said. "The backbenchers move to cut the increase is out touch with two thirds of Australians who a UMR poll found backed a steady increase to the super rate. And they are out of step with their PM, the Treasurer and Assistant Minister ...