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ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... have departed from this legislated purpose. Evidence given to the Senate Select Committee overseeing the government's response to COVID-19 had revealed major problems with the scheme." Jones lists a number of issues including: Major theft and fraud issues ...

CFA Institute reveals new exam regime

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... computer-based testing provides us with operational flexibility to quickly and reliably adjust to the changing landscape in response to either global or local situations; particularly relevant in a COVID-19 impacted world," the CFA Institute said. Digital ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... I'm not saying that it is, but Sweden's - I was there last year and found it a lovely and friendly country - response to the pandemic could be taken as a coronavirus conspiracy theorists' dream. According to Euro News: "The Swedish strategy ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... common - namely an emerging breakdown in the US dollar. The $US surged during the early phase of the coronavirus panic in response to safe haven demand," he said. "Right now, the $US looks to be breaking down." Historically, a falling US dollar reflects ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... economist Jeff Oughton attributed the high financial comfort to a combination of prudent financial actions by households in response to the pandemic as well as JobKeeper, JobSeeker and the Early Release of Super scheme. Almost all 11 measures that make ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Rule' - "a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central bank should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in inflation, output, or other economic conditions" - given the relative deviations of inflation (1.25% average ...

Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... measures in place until the end of the year doesn't go nearly far enough, a lawyer has said. As part of the insurance response to COVID-19, those who lose their jobs or move from permanent positions to casual work during the crisis will not have ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... affordable. On 2 December 2019, APRA intervened to improve the sustainability of individual disability income insurance in response to ongoing heavy losses. APRA said at the time that life companies had collectively lost about $3.4 billion in five years ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Australian investors are considerably more dissatisfied with portfolio performance than their global peers, according to bfinance's mid-year Asset Owner Survey. Over 40% of super fund respondents in Australia have been dissatisfied with the performance ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... a violation of human rights and/or an infringement of civil liberties but China's aggressive and draconian policy response to the coronavirus outbreak continues to bear dividends. China's hard-fisted enforcement of quarantine and isolation measures ...