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Markets melt down over 'premature' recession fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... sizzling stock rally has gone too far," Ho said. "Not since March 2020, when markets were spooked by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, has the ASX experienced such a vicious two-day sell-off." Ho said Australian traders were spooked by the unexpected ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... different investment structures," she said. "Michael and the team steered the portfolio through the destabilising impacts of COVID-19 and the complex market environment in the years following the pandemic. He also led a number of significant redevelopments ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... denied. Now, WAM is calling to save in-person AGMs. Speaking to Financial Standard, Wilson said the 2022 AGM was different as COVID restrictions were still in place in Melbourne at the time and affirmed that in-person or hybrid meetings should be the ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... recent instances in the past five years where there were periods of temporary deterioration in the market. One was during the COVID-19 pandemic when global markets experienced a high-level of volatility and trading. The second was in late 2023 as corporate ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... superannuation funds paid up to $8.8 billion in premiums last year, which is lower than the $9.2 billion record set pre-Covid in 2019. In terms of claims, the group insurance sector paid out a record $5 billion, up 11% year on year. This eclipsed the ...

Clime chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... for the support and commitment of the extended leadership team (ELT)." Clime shares reached about 70 cents prior to the COVID pandemic and traded at 30 cents at the time of writing.

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... percentage points from 9.6% in February 2023 and back to around what we typically saw during the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic," Jarvis said. "Job mobility rates have fallen for both men and women, but fell by more for men. As a result ...

Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... said shifting trade winds are also bringing opportunities to new markets. "Rising geopolitical logistical issues during the COVID pandemic forced many companies to adopt a 'China Plus One' strategy, diversifying their supply chains out of China," the ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... "Despite some signs of a weakening economy, inflation remains above target, making a rate cut unlikely," he said. "Nobody saw COVID-19 or the war in Ukraine coming, and these have been the driving factors behind our current situation. "What the next ...

Older clients boost book values

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... the previous 12 months. He pointed to the supply and demand curve with fewer practices selling or coming to market. "The COVID pandemic and changes in regulations (2020-22) saw a substantial exodus of financial advisers from the industry. Many advisers ...