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Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... significant increase in insurance queries, particularly around disability claims relating to mental health as the new reality of social distancing and self-isolation impacts workers.

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... competitive advantage against another when trade's at a virtual standstill. Nor will it induce import-substitution when social isolation and lockdowns limit domestic spending - as would the negative wealth effect from the sharp decline in the financial ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... Institute's household finances program director said while a three-month lockdown could reduce annual GDP by 6%, six months of social isolation could see the country take a 12% hit. "It's hard to imagine that there would be no further hit to economic ...

MLC waives licensee fees, delays dealer group transitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... also offering wellbeing support, partnering with Benestar to provide advisers with a program that offers physical, mental, social and financial support. "At the end of the day, this Adviser Support Package is all about reducing pressure so you have more ...

First in first out?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... before you cry FAKE news! The NBS itself admitted that the latest readings merely reflected the resumption of business and social activity after a month of lockdown and stressed that companies still face relatively big operational pressures with more ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... Daily reports of the rising number infections and fatalities from COVID-19 are matched only by tightening restrictions on social interaction and the ever-increasing amount of money released from government and central bank coffers. How wide and far-ranging ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. With about 3000 confirmed cases in Australia, according to the Department of Health, social distancing measures have seen strict rules placed on just about everything, from restaurants and cafes to weddings and funerals. ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... volatility," he said. "Every asset class, across the board is reacting to the upcoming slowdown as a result of this 'social distancing'; the market is trying to figure out the real risk." In the past there were signs that something bad was coming ...

Good time to be in managed accounts: IMAP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... particularly when the structure is managed by an investment committee and competent professionals." "There is an element of social distancing in this." Challenges faced by advisers who aspire to be investment managers is the very strict fiduciary obligations ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... illegal. You're not allowed to do this'. "Forget about legalities, this is not ethical what they're doing." An ensuing social media post about the encounter may end up saving the super of many Australians, after it led the Australian Tax Office to get ...