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Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... it will take a pay cut while they isolate. This will mean that a financial penalty still remains, this just weakens our COVID-19 defences." The payment is currently not available in any other states however would be available in other states and territories ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... so too did many schools." What has Sweden got to show for this? According to Euro News' report as on July 28: "With a COVID-19 death toll of 5700, Sweden's mortality rate from the disease is now around a quarter higher than that of the United ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... exam, compared to just 470 in April. A total of 10,239 advisers sat the exam in June - with the exam held online due to COVID-19 restrictions. Over 1600 advisers have registered for the August exam, to be held in metropolitan and regional locations and ...

ERS continues super drain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... would be extending access to the ERS scheme until December, as the country continues to battle the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... significantly less confident about their retirement prospects, with many fearing they will have to work longer in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Surveying 1000 Australians in June, the CFS Retirement Realities research found nearly half of those surveyed ...

ESG funds crowned winners of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australasian sustainable funds attracted inflows worth more than $207 million in the second quarter of 2020, with Australian Ethical and Dimensional reaping the majority of these rewards. Morningstar's latest Global Sustainable Fund Flows report, which ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Tim Lawless said despite the losses the housing market has been resilient to the effects of the pandemic. "The impact from COVID-19 on housing values has been orderly to-date, with CoreLogic's national index falling only 1.6% since the recent high in ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... pandemic had highlighted the industry's ability to pivot quickly when needed, he said. "When you think about the impact of COVID-19 on us all, we are thinking about things differently, not just in our ability to be bold, but in our ability to go ...

Wealth manager takes massive profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... its 2020 interim operating earnings to the ASX, citing the impact from market volatility and economic disruption due to COVID-19. The wealth manager reported an underlying profit for all businesses, including Australian wealth management, AMP Bank, AMP ...

Another merger at First State Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... who committed to a merger late last year, moved back the date of the merger from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021, citing COVID-19.