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Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... the funds' strategy contradicted the warnings of the global firm's chief economist Mohamed El-Erian. In early February, El-Erian cautioned that the then-burgeoning pandemic would have substantial market ramifications, and urged investors to "resist ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... followed. China quarantined and locked down activity of about 60 million inhabitants of Wuhan in Hubei province in early February. This is at the same time that the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) were rolling out stimulus ...

Madison sale slated for May completion

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... next month, the company said in quarterly update released this morning. OneVue took control of Madison Group in early February from Sargon Capital, as the ASX-listed companies tries to recoup the $31 million that Phil Kingston's fast-growing company ...

US senators in alleged COVID-19 insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... conduct just before the market drop. He and his wife offloaded close to $3.5 million throughout late January and early February, several of which were in companies that own hotels, The Guardian reports. Also defending the actions, Burr said he relied ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... Wuhan in Hubei province - what other countries are now progressively moving towards - if memory serves me right, in early February. This is at the same time that the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) were rolling out stimulus ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... tomorrow, and the market should price in the chance of a 50bps easing. "Since the Reserve Bank of Australia last met in early February, there have been three significant developments," Ord Minnett said. "First, the distribution of risks to global and ...

Preqin opens Australian office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Venture Capital Association or AVCAL). It does not rate funds. Preqin's Sydney office is expected to commence in early February. The company has relocated Reuben Collins from Singapore to lead the sales of its platform to Australian superannuation ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Frazis. 5. Grandfathered commissions to be banned Hot on the heels of the Royal Commission's final report, in early February Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg declared grandfathered commissions would be banned from 1 January 2021. Further, from the ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The last time we heard some sort of policy guidance from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) was in early February this year when governor Haruhiko Kuroda was quoted as saying that: "If (currency moves) are having an impact on the economy and prices, and if we ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... falling 8.7 points in January. According to Richard Curtin - University of Michigan's chief economist - "The early February gains reflect the end of the partial government shutdown as well as a more fundamental shift in consumer expectations due ...