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Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... for many local women to retire into poverty. Sticking with super increases and closing the gap is crucial for a woman's economic security." A recent retirement survey, commissioned by ISA, found that on average women spend 12 years less in the full-time ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... this year - much stronger than the Politburo's target of "over 6%". Just recently, the OECD's March 2021 Interim Economic Outlook report pencilled in a 7.8% expansion this year. In January this year, the World Bank (WB) forecast China's GDP ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor sentiment finds renewed optimism among Australians, who expect economic growth to continue over the next 12 months. About two thirds (63%) of Australians surveyed during December 2020 expect to achieve ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... disclosure requirements akin to public companies. How will marketing departments change? Verdnik predicts that the use of survey analytic tools will increase, and more frequent questions about brand awareness and how members found out about the fund ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... contracted less sharply than its peers and has rebounded stronger relative to its peer, later confirmed by the OECD 'Economic Outlook' March 2020 quarter interim report. Sure, US GDP growth received the biggest upgrade from the OECD - 3.3 percentage ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during the six months to December 2020. This is 5% higher than December 2019 or prior to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. ME Bank said, as a result, the overall comfort index reached its highest level ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... from 2.7% to 3.0%," the firm said. In this elite group of chief financial officers, Accenture pointed to three roles: economic guardians (such as, automation of traditional finance tasks and using cloud to identify new opportunities), architects of business ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... of Australians welcome the vaccine's roll-out. "The Melbourne Institute's fortnightly 'Taking the Pulse' survey - taken on 1-6 February 2021 -- found that, "About 2 in 3 Australians are willing to be vaccinated and of these, 2 in 3 are ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... there's more! The details of the report indicate better underpinning for the labour market and the economy. The latest survey shows all of January's gains were due to increased full-time hiring (59,000) that was partly offset by reduced part-time ...