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Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... the first quarter of last year. As at 13 January 2021, China's National Health Commission (NHC) reported a total of 115 new confirmed cases, up from 55 cases in the previous day and the highest daily increase in infections since July. In response ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons - as Japan's prime minister on 16 September 2020. The number of daily new cases, active cases and daily deaths were trending down after peaking in August, justifying the lifting of the initial state ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... EU economies largely focused on limiting social mixing and toughening existing restrictions. France, which has become the new hotspot by registering 30,000 new cases in one day, declared a state of emergency with night time curfews in Paris and eight ...

Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... already battling a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections. The third wave is much worse. Worldometers.info data show daily new cases of infections have reached 60,000 persons as at 4 January 2021 - almost double the 33,500 peak in the second wave and ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... list of countries with most total cases of coronavirus infections (21.3 million or roughly 25% of the world's total), new cases (154,000) and total deaths (362,000). The S&P500 closed 16.3% in the black for the calendar year 2020, outperforming the ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... funds team up in longevity search Financial Standard revealed nine industry funds are working with Frontier Advisors to probe new longevity risk products for retiree members, which could include tweaking account-based pensions. Retirement Income Review ...

Vision Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... MLC Life had determined the 17.8% increase was required to continue to cover the cost of providing insurance to members. The new premiums will be charged from 1 January 2021 and are guaranteed for two years. For example, a 30-year-old with three units ...

Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Super, which was recognised for its decade-old community program that provides a variety of services, including 220 meals daily for those in need and a soccer program for migrants and refugees. The full list of Best of the Best winners is revealed in ...

EQT wins custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... manager (HMC), appointed EQT to oversee its HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (HDN). HDN's portfolio includes retail property in New South Wales: Gregory Hills Town Centre in Sydney's south west and Glenmore Park Town Centre near Penrith. It is set to ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... rocketing through the stratosphere. Worldometers.info data show the US still tops the chart in total cases of infections, new cases of infections, total deaths and new deaths to date. But to be fair, worldometer.info ranks America number 12 when measured ...