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Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... a reading of 33.6 - its lowest reading in 134 months. Government enforced shutdowns and social isolation measures and limited business operations drove the service sector PMI down to a record low reading of 11.7, more than half the 26.4 recorded in the ...

ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... similar to what we observed over the past five years," MSCI said. "The COVID-19 outbreak - while over a very short term and limited in scope - is the first real-world test since the 2008 global financial crisis of the resilience of companies with high ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... upside elsewhere in an eventual recovery. Europe is more dependent on foreign trade." Japan equities are underweight (limited fiscal and monetary policy room for its central bank) while EM equities are neutral (cheaper valuations but COVID-19 is testing ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... impact on financial advice clients and their adviser, we can all hope that the impact of COVID-19 will only last for a limited period." The cost of compliance will continue to significantly impact both access and affordability of advice for everyday ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... invaded supermarkets, hardware stores, bottle shops, and businesses selling "work from home" wares may have collectively limited the widely-expected March quarter contraction in the Australian economy (at the very least) or saved it from a negative print ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... dropped by 9%. And if the present and future job losses are not bad enough, those lucky enough to still have work are limited from spending due to social restriction regulations and business shutdowns. Not surprising, US retail sales plummeted by 8.7% ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... (Class M) was closed last Friday. The decision was taken by the fund's responsible entity, National Mutual Funds Management Limited. "A reduction in the fund's size over time combined with certain fixed costs associated with operating the fund will have ...

Janus Henderson AGM to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... in-person attendance to the bare minimum, advisers and any other guests have also been asked not to attend. "The AGM will be limited to only the formal business of the meeting, with no traditional investor presentation or live question-and-answer session," ...

Former Wallaby banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... Poidevin's LinkedIn, he maintained his position at Bell Potter until last month and is now the president of Total Brain Limited (a mental health and wellness platform) for Australia and New Zealand. ASIC's investigation into DirectMoney trading ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... their top executives and board directors as COVID-19 bites into company revenues. Hearing solutions manufacturer Cochlear Limited last week said its chief executive and all non-executive directors will take a 30% reduction in base pay or board fees. ...