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NAB Private executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
After Anthony Healy's departure from National Australia Bank's private banking business in March, another executive has left the bank. NAB Private customer executive Jason Murray is joining ASX-listed fintech FlexiGroup Limited as its chief financial ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
All of Metropolitan Melbourne will be back in lockdown before the clock strikes midnight tonight. Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services advises that from 11:59pm, 8 July 2020, Melburnians will only be allowed to leave home for four ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

WAM makes replacement bid for Keybridge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Despite ongoing legal action between the pair, WAM Active has made an official replacement bid to acquire Keybridge Capital shares at an offer price of 6.9 cents per share. The new offer is higher than the previous offer of 6.5 cents per share, made ...

REIT revises up portfolio value

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) has increased its portfolio value by 1.3% compared to the previous book value. The REIT, which only invests in industrial property, conducted external valuations for 30 of its 51 properties which are about half of the ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
In Fist of Fury, it is a sign stating "No dogs or Chinese" that draws the ire of the legendary Bruce Lee. But Australians are not seeing Victorians punching, kicking and screaming when the nation's five states and two territories put up the "No ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..." -- 'A Tale of Two Cities' ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
A financial adviser has questioned whether superannuation needs to be tailored to women specifically, as female focussed funds - such as Verve and Fairvine - grow in popularity. Lusher Financial Services adviser Christine Lusher said she does not think ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Australia will have to inject up to $90 billion of additional fiscal stimulus over the next two years if it wants to return the economy to full employment, a new report from Grattan Institute says. The $70 billion to $90 billion required accounts for ...