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Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... to low-cost exchange-traded products is potentially at the detriment of startups and the potential upside for the local economy. This is according to Stoic Venture Capital partner Geoff Waring, who said local startups are being "held back" by super funds ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... deficits that have grown in efforts to mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic and support the domestic economy. Presumably, the RBA has factored in these latest reductions in upgrading its forecasts. "In Australia, the economic recovery ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... measures," he said. "But significant considerations like the strength of the Australian dollar and a lagging Victorian economy have supported the case for further easing." "I suspect the horse races weren't the only thing punters were betting on ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... dropped 125 basis points in the last two years, so a further 10-15 point cut is unlikely to have much of an impact on the economy," Cooke said. "However, our experts seem to think that the RBA is in 'every little bit helps' mode. "The Reserve Bank said ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... McVeigh said. "This case is a ground-breaking recognition of the material financial risk that climate change poses to the economy and society, and the role that superfunds have in managing it. I hope it will go some way to catalysing the Australian super ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Climate change is set to have a greater impact on the economy than the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new report from Deloitte Access Economics. The report, A new choice: Australia's climate for growth, found if climate change goes unchecked, Australia's ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... Increase here, increases there, increases almost everywhere. The surge in economic growth reflects the re-opening of the economy after the social restrictions and lockdown measures were implemented in the spring. Given the strong rebound in the US economy ...

New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... Warner said. "The shift away from higher performing infrastructure would be a poor development for members and the overall economy alike."

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... the September quarter for the country probably recorded positive growth rather than slightly negative." The Australian economy fulfilled the technical definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative growth - when GDP contracted by 0.3% ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... Victoria's good news is good news for Australia as a whole. Victoria accounts for around a quarter of the national economy. The state's reopening would unleash Victorian households' pent-up demand and revive consumer spending that, in turn ...