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Repeat ERS applications hit one million

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... payments since the scheme's inception to $28 billion. The average payment made over the period since inception is $7719 overall and $8619 for repeat applications. As at July 19, 94% of applications received since inception had been paid, marking an increase ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... market-cap-weighted index designed to measure the performance of securities meeting sustainability criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the ASX 200 Index. The securities are market cap weighted so they represent 75% of ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... extreme, contraction in financial and insurance services opportunities of 57.2%, but has staged a bounce back of 38% in June. Overall however the results show that despite gains in May and June, the index remains 40.3% below its January 2020 level. Sunsuper ...

Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... with large cash reserves and the lowest level of equity allocations since 2013 both relative to fixed income and as an overall proportion of asset allocation: 26% (equities) versus 34% (fixed income). Adding on GFC lessons and the lack of withdrawal ...

Opportunities in EM debt rebound: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... the upside," Eaton Vance said. "We entered the quarter cautious, turned bullish mid-quarter, and are now more neutral overall." Opportunities still exist in the EM debt sector, but professional due diligence is required to take advantage of them, Eaton ...

ERS payments approach $30bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... $6.2 billion, with $25.3 billion paid since inception. The average payment made over the period since inception is $7718 overall and $8755 when considering repeat applications only. APRA said 90% of all applications received since inception have been ...

Stimulus stutters amid record unemployment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... differences given the level three restrictions in place in Melbourne, as the participation rate rises along with jobs gained. Overall, this should keep the unemployment rate moving higher," Craig said. "But it will be other metrics of the labour market ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... and how not to contain a pandemic. But jokes aside, the resurgence of the coronavirus in Victoria is bad news for the overall Australian economy. Victoria is now a pariah state, with the country's five other states and two territories closing their ...

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... consumer banking revenues slowing significantly during the crisis. "While credit costs weighed down our net income, our overall business performance was strong during the quarter, and we have been able to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic reasonably well," ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... said. "An important element of this model is including familiar sights and natural spaces which can have a huge impact on overall happiness, health and wellbeing." There are currently 459,000 Australians living with dementia.