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ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... scheme helped get funds to people who needed them during the crisis, the limited checking of applications signals many in Canberra also viewed the scheme as a useful economic stimulus," ISA said. "With JobKeeper scaling back and JobSeeker's future rate ...

ASX director retires

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... markets. After his 18 year tenure with Bankers Trust, Warne worked with the Australian Office of Financial Management in Canberra as an advisory board member for nearly 14 years.

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... appetite for our goods and services. It's happening again. Despite the recent diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra, the Middle Kingdom's still supporting Australia's economy through trade. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... post-mining boom downturn in dwelling construction in Perth and strong demand (REIWA 2020). Vacancy rates increased in Canberra in the June quarter, but declined in Hobart." Rental rates have nowhere to go but down. "In Sydney, the largest declines in ...

MTAA Super, Tasplan reveal executive lineup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... April 2021 and create a $22 billion super fund. The combined fund's corporate and trustee functions will be based in Canberra, with satellite offices in Tasmania and other locations. Administration services will be based in Hobart. Chief executive ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... including Gatwick Airport. "We deployed some of that capital into new infrastructure themes including fibre and data centres [Canberra Data Centres], in Australia and offshore. "We were well positioned to navigate a path through the recent dislocations ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last month, only a slight improvement from June at 0.7%. Canberra and Adelaide were the only capital cities to report a rise in values at 0.6% and 0.1% respectively. Melbourne and Sydney ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Australians all would be rejoicing at the swift recovery in China's economy had it not for the heating tension between Canberra and Beijing - first, as a result of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 in mid-May ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

Investors should factor in climate risk: JANA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... uncertainty needs to be overcome," he said. A survey of JANA clients also demonstrated widespread dissatisfaction with Canberra, with the vast majority of investors and institutions wanting stronger government action on climate change and policy certainty. ...