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Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... low income earners - is that any increase in the SG rate will reduce, or at least slow the rate of increase, of real take-home wages today, and that low and middle-income workers would be better off with the "money in their pockets," the paper said. ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... 9.5% while we take 15.6%. So all those baby-faced Liberals are out there attacking the SG all the time but they're going home every week with 15.6%." "The gall of it, the heartlessness of it and, of course, the breach of the election promise of it." ...

Actuary of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
The Actuaries Institute has announced the winner of its prestigious Actuary of the Year award. Jennifer Lang has taken home the honour for 2020. Lang was recognised for leading the Actuaries Institute's COVID-19 response. The Actuaries Institute COVID-19 ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... communications sector, including cell phone towers and data centres, advanced strongly amid the downturn - as a shift to working from home drove a surge in data use. Water and electric utilities also outperformed, Argo Infrastructure said, as these assets' ...

Earnings season worst on record: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... Mining, Silver Lake Resource and Saracen Mineral. In addition, some online retailers benefited from the move to working from home with higher sales and profits such as Nick Scali, Adairs and JB Hi-Fi.

Northern Trust races up custody league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... to the COVID-19 pandemic. "According to a recent ACSA member survey, 82%of asset servicing professionals are working from home. At the same time we have witnessed record volumes of transactions in the market. Despite the obvious challenges, there has ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe didn't exactly quote this proverb when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing ...

QIC appoints committee chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... from the global private capital team, the chief risk officer and Nankivell as the independent chair. In March, QIC brought home an executive from its US business to replace Marcus Simpson, who retired as the head of global private capital. Stephen Whatmore ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... REITs as being key beneficiaries of the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to a substantial increase in both working and education from home. From a country perspective, Hong Kong (down 11%) and Singapore (14.3%) have performed relatively strongly, while Canada ...

ATO clarifies part disposal rules: DomaCom

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Fractional investment platform DomaCom has received confirmation from the tax office that a part disposal of a home can work for downsizer contributions for SMSF trustees to allow them to stay in their home. The ATO's Administrative Binding Advice confirms ...