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Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... ¥12 trillion from ¥6 trillion; introduced a new operation providing loans against corporate debt; and, raised the upper limit to purchase CP and corporate bonds by ¥2 trillion in total to ¥3.2 trillion and ¥4.2 trillion, respectively. At its April ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
The earlier than expected easing of restrictions in Australia that defrosted social and commercial activity has had their desired effect - rebounding business conditions and confidence - and the feared one -- a second wave. The NAB monthly business ...

ERS sees 300,000 repeat applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Super funds continue to keep up with the five working day time frame set up by APRA with funds making payments within that limit 95% of the time. APRA said those waiting for payments should be patient as the high volume of applications may delay some ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a new integrated ESG policy statement for its global funds management business. The new ESG policy includes a proprietary 10-point ESG scoring system to evaluate its asset management teams on their level of ...

Industry funds team up in longevity search

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Nine industry funds are working with Frontier Advisors to probe new longevity risk products for retiree members, which could include tweaking account-based pensions. The working group, which was put together late last year, is expected to present its ...

AMP hit with credit downgrade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Standard & Poor's has downgraded AMP Limited's credit rating from BBB+ to BBB, with all AMP Group entities on CreditWatch with negative implications. The rating assigned to AMP Bank remains unchanged by S&P at BBB+. The change to the credit rating is ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... batters Victoria. The measures were originally due to expire on July 31 and granted a temporary class waiver to lift the 15% limit on placements to 25%, conditional on entities making a pro-rata entitlement offer or a follow-on offer to retail investors ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Equity Trustees has nabbed an industry super fund's interim chief investment officer as an independent director on two of its superannuation boards. George Zielinski has been appointed as an independent director on the boards of Equity Trustees ...