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Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic in part led to the decision. "With the COVID-19 pandemic leading many insurers to review their premium rates, we have been negotiating with insurers to minimise any premium increases for our members," Qantas Super said. "When compared ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... March to a record high of 14.7% the following month - and companies forced into lockdown. Meanwhile, the Fed took interest rates lower - to 0 - 0.25% -- while at the same time ramping up its balance sheet with purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-back ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... banks' targets (generally around 2%). The outlook for inflation is especially important because it determines the real rates of return on investments and for household spending. Then again, latest CPI data show that despite the trillions of dollars ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... better for the Australian equity market? What's better was that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also lowered interest rates - it cut three times in 2019 (June, July and October) taking the official cash rate to a fresh record low of 0.75% and ...

Trust in advisers wanes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... 40% of investors believe professional standards will improve as a direct result of the Royal Commission. "With interest rates at low or negative levels in many places in the world, finding new opportunities to invest will be important to investors meeting ...

Vanguard launches SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... said. "Through it, investors have a clear incentive to consider long-term wealth creation through managed funds at wholesale rates and Vanguard Australia's listed ETFs brokerage free. The website has been designed to assist investors by having functionality ...

No rating cut for VGI funds as Tynan leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... executive role but will stay on as a non-executive director, investor and shareholder. Zenith Investment Partners, which rates VGI's two close-ended listed funds has retained their ratings despite the leadership change. VGI Partners Global Investments ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... renewing its call for the Panel to review eight measures: Superannuation guarantee go up to 12% as soon as possible, taper rates be reviewed, superannuation splitting when relationships collapse be improved, superannuation be paid on Commonwealth Paid ...

EM winners, losers emerge in COVID-19 struggle

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... been less-than-ideal," Cirami said. "The pandemic represents the first EM crisis in which many countries have tried to cut rates as stimulus - previously, such moves typically provoked investors to flee the local currency. "That has been Brazil's experience ...

Public super fund rejigs offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... of your cover will be based on your level of cover and current age...For Death and TPD, premiums are expressed as annual rates per $1000 of amount insured. (Number of days in the month/365.25) x (Amount Insured/1000 x Premium Rate)," the fund said in ...