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Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... savers in our survey, 42% said they have been negatively impacted financially by COVID-19. The crisis has seen an impact on jobs and wages through such areas as reduced pay or reduced hours in a much higher proportion compared with the United States ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... Statistics' (ABS) 'Labour Force' report, the details of which all point to a "fight back". The economy added 210,000 jobs in June - the biggest monthly increase on record and nearly making up for the 227,700 lost in the previous month. Sure ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... from 45.4 in May and April's 11-year low reading of 41.8...."hiring is picking up". The US economy has added 2.7 million jobs in May and 4.8 million in June after shedding 1.3 million jobs in March and 20.5 million in April. The unemployment rate ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... fiscal risks from recurrent outbreaks." The fund also said the nature of this crisis is that it will be "transformational" as jobs have been destroyed that may never return. "It will be necessary to facilitate the transfer of resources from sectors that ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... recently, the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a package of measures to support the labour market. "A Plan for Jobs" contained three basic initiatives: Supporting jobs. "UK Employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... continue to service existing comprehensive advice clients under the current service. But about 55 people will lose their jobs. "There will be job losses as a result of this decision, so it's not a decision that we have made lightly," a spokesperson said. ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... "We're already big investors, but we've got much more planned that will not only grow our members' balances but generate jobs and economic activity across Australia," he said. The investment pipeline will create more than 200,000 jobs, with projects ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... figures are quite startling, they are a month behind and the Prime Minister said they do not reflect the gradual re-opening plan that is now in place and has been many business reopen. "These figures were taken at a time, just before actually, the opening ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... expenditures under control, boosting revenues through pro-growth policies that lift investment and helping Australians back into jobs. "Neither excessive austerity, nor higher taxes are the path that our government will pursue," Morrison said. "We will ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... is simply ridiculous that we are building a new international airport at Badgerys Creek in Western Sydney and there is no plan for a dedicated train line to Sydney City," Hewson said. Crescent Wealth chief investment officer Jason Hazell also called ...