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Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
This US stock market rally is brought to you by the letter V. The much better than expected US non-farm payrolls report sent Wall Street on the up and up - the S&P 500 gained 2.6% on the day (4.9% on the week); the DJIA rose by 3.2% (6.8%); the Nasdaq ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... where more than a million Australian jobs are under threat," Smith said. "Our core membership comes from the local government sector, and we recognise that this is a sector that is expected to be hard hit as ratepayers experience financial hardship. ...

Industry fund boss exits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... illness. Griffin is an experienced superannuation executive, having previously worked for both TWU Super and Local Government Super. His tenure at the latter saw him serve as chief operating officer for more than six years. Media Super chair Gerard Noonan ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... scoring and measuring ESG success. It features insights from J.P. Morgan, Fidelity International, Schroders, Local Government Super, Mercer and more.

First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... members. First State Super is the industry fund for teachers, nurses and carers and WA Super is the default fund for local government employees in Western Australia. First State Super and its financial planning business StatePlus has had a presence in ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... quagmire. Furthermore, the Fair Work Act does not have 100% coverage of Australian employees, with state and local government employees not covered, along with some private sector employees," Hume said. "We felt this policy on the run was policy unde ...

Coronavirus to infect Q2: Capital Group

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... China does an awful lot of infrastructure development off "balance sheet" that the governments establish; [from] local government investment vehicles, borrowing from banks and bonds," Green said. However, Green said that when visiting these infrastructure ...

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... clients also launched to some advice AFSLs. J.P Morgan secured a mandate extension for its custody services with Local Government Super in December last year. However, earlier last year J.P. Morgan lost a custody contract with Funds SA, ending a 19 year ...

Industry fund strengthens board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... industry superannuation fund has continued its shift towards a more independent board, adding a new director. Local Government Super appointed experienced director Claudia Bels to its board, as the fund continues to broaden the diversity and skillsets ...