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Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Earlier this month, for the fourth time in its history, Robert Shiller's CAPE ratio - which tracks market value by measuring earnings data over a 10-year period - surpassed 31. Other times Shiller's ratio has exceeded 31 include the months prior ...

40% of ERS applicants not eligible: illion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... early super." Illion said, as with the first round of ERS applications, the money was used to increase spending and not maintain it. "Almost two-thirds (64%) of this additional spending was on discretionary items such as clothing, furniture, restaurants ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... hold appeal as a hedge against market volatility. Gold pushed through the all-time high mark recently and is likely to maintain value for some time due to quantitative easing programs across the globe and ongoing risks from COVID-19." "Silver has traditionally ...

Chief economist update: Second wave threatens an oil spill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... prompted renewed social distancing restrictions and business shutdowns. While OPEC+ has adjusted (cut) the oil supply to maintain current prices, COVID-19's second bite at the global economy threatens to weaken demand even more. Planes, trains and ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... said as the company was established in 2015 it does not have the benefit of a bank of retained earnings sufficient to maintain dividend levels during market downturns and is unlikely to have sufficient retained profits to declare a final dividend for ...

Embattled AMP sees wealth earnings dive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... cents per share. The company did not declare a dividend in the first half of last year with the board saying it would maintain a consistent approach to capital management until the completion of the sale of AMP Life.

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... innovation for the future," he said. "Our people have also shown great dedication during a challenging period, enabling us to maintain delivery of essential banking services to support the financial well-being of our customers and communities, and to ...

Cbus adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The $54 billion fund has hired Natalie Hannemann as head of service, member and employer experience, commencing in September. Hannemann joins from World Vision where she spent the last eight years in a number of roles including most recently chief ...

Brisbane broker permanently banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... an amount to the complainants. In addition, ASIC found he had also failed to lodge an annual compliance certificate, maintain a trust account and did not notify ASIC of a change in an approved external dispute resolution scheme. The banning is effective ...

BGH Capital closes in on theme park deal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... currently closed and its theme parks in Queensland are operating at a 50% capacity. It is currently relying on JobKeeper to maintain employment. The chair of the independent committee of Village Roadshow Directors (IBC) Peter Tonagh said the board unanimously ...