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Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... wave and the consequent relaxation of restrictions and re-opening of state borders; the surprise jump in employment in October, punctuated by significant increases in both full-time and part-time jobs; and, the surging price of our biggest commodity ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... lifts demand for staff. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 178,800 workers found employment in October - a pleasant surprise to markets that were expecting total jobs numbers to drop by 40,000 over the month as the government ...

Business tax expanded to big corporates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... off the full value of any eligible depreciable asset up to $150,000 in the first year they are installed or used from 6 October 2020 until 30 June 2022. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government will also allow businesses to opt-out of temporary ...

Praemium board bungle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... Barry Lewin said the board is delighted to welcome Wamsteker. "With the successful takeover of Powerwrap by Praemium in October 2020, Anthony brings deep knowledge of the specialist platform sector and invaluable experience of the acquired business which ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... register" not those shareholders who have enjoyed the companies gains since IPO. Kogan is currently trading at $17.69. In October, the share price was as high as $25. In its full year results, the company reported revenue of $497.9 million, up 13.5% ...

Chief economist update: A wonderful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... reported a large uptick in the number of Australians finding their way back into the workforce with 178,000 jobs added in October. "Today's job numbers confirm that Australia's economic recovery is gaining momentum," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... public finances. It was handed down to the Treasury on July 24 and hasn't been released since, including during the October 4 federal budget which the government used to announce radical performance benchmarking for superannuation funds. The Treasury ...

Spaceship launches new managed fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... previous two Spaceship Voyager funds were launched in May 2018. Spaceship Origin has returned 8.5% p.a. in the 29 months to October end and Space ship Universe had returned 27.1% p.a. over the period. The Universe portfolio also doesn't contain fossil ...

AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... the risk of climate change on its portfolio's long-term performance. The decision was endorsed by its board in an October meeting. So far, it has committed to having $1 billion (or 0.56% of its $180 billion in total assets) invested in renewables ...

NSW budget boosts TCorp loans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... client loans. Maturities for the remainder of this financial year stood $3.8 billion; it has raised $14 billion as at 31 October 2020. The forecast increase in new client loans of $32 billion in FY21 is primarily due to an increase in infrastructure ...