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Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Is this the new normal cycle? The cycle of coronavirus cycling its way around the world and infection, containment through social distancing and lockdowns, easing of restrictions, and back to infection - the second wave? This cycle hit home when the ...

Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
"After a steady period of wage growth over the previous 12 months, wages recorded the lowest annual growth in the 22-year history of the WPI, ABS head of price statistics Andrew Tomadini said. "The June 2020 quarter was the first full period in which ...

AMP, CBA, Westpac face potential class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The financial advice arms of AMP, Commonwealth and Westpac are all facing a potential class action from law firm Piper Alderman. The law firm is calling on any customers who have acquired, renewed or continue to hold a financial product on recommendation ...

Chief economist update: Escape from Victoria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... building economy plunges over next two years" as "Chippies, brickies and tilers are expected to abandon Melbourne and go west as Victoria's 10-year building boom stalls over the next two years". Add to the Victorian exodus, the losses in the state's ...

Former BNY Mellon IM country head joins Westpac

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The global manager's former country head has joined Westpac's private wealth and business division as a director. Phil Filippelis left BNY Mellon in April, after five years with the firm. In his new role, he will work as a director, global investment ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The global private markets fund manager has hired multi-boutique GSFM's head of research and key accounts. Shaun Thomas joined Partners Group last week, as a client relationship manager. He reports to Partners Group's local head of retail Jonathan ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australian housing values continued to decline for the third consecutive month in July and are set to drop even further when government support winds down, according to the latest research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last ...

Zenith names new general manager

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a new general manager, following the acquisition of Chant West's superannuation and consulting business. Former Chant West head of research Ian Fryer has been promoted as Chant West's general manager, and will ...

AMP, BT and CBA to face class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A new class action from Shine Lawyers alleges that more than half a million Australians were charged excessive insurance premiums by financial advisers aligned with AMP, BT and Commonwealth Bank. Proceedings have already been filed against AMP, which ...

Another merger at First State Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... have additional representatives of our telephone-based Member Service Centre based in WA. This means, our members in the West will be able to contact us throughout full business hours, while our members nationally will benefit from extended hours of ...