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Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... to revision and the final one will be published on 6 May 2020. But having said that, the final estimate wouldn't be so far off the ball - February's preliminary estimate of a 0.4% increase was recalculated to show a 0.5% rise in the final version. ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Morningstar has revealed the Australian equities funds that topped and tanked during the March quarter, which ended with S&P/ASX 200 falling nearly 30% from its February 20 all-time high. The quarter saw the main benchmarks for large cap Australian ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... enhancing measures, topped by its open-ended QE programme. Whether or not these measures are enough remains to be seen but so far so good. The Fed's balance sheet expansion appears to have put a floor under the S&P 500 index. The benchmark US equity ...

Ironbark fund rating under review

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... strong long-term performance. The 10-year performance to December end of 7.15% (with maximum drawdown of less than 5%) was by far the best in its category, according to Morningstar. However, the fund's rating was put under review last Thursday, as the ...

ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... a savings buffer. Treasury estimated 1.5 million will take out $27 billion from super but ISA believes the number could be far higher - in excess of $40 billion. Industry Super Australia chief executive Bernie Dean said it is important that those that ...

The five threats to super fund survival

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... along much later than usual. While Australia's first mega-fund - of around $200 billion in funds under management - is not too far away, the firm notes recent trends have seen members lugged with higher fees to pay. SS&C pointed to the recent decision ...

Recruitment, salaries slide in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... Kaizen delivered was $115,000. At the end of 2019, the average salary was $145,000. The highest salary Kaizen delivered so far in 2020 was $220,000. That was down compared to the end of 2019 when the highest salary delivered was $300,000. Women have ...

Funds have five days to hand over cash: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... 2020, and a further $10,000 from July 1 until 24 September 2020. Approval for early release will be decided by the ATO. So far, well over 600,000 Australians have applied to the ATO for early release. Early estimates from the government indicated 1.3 ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... pandemic could lead emerging markets to lose the last decade in progress, as the world sinks deeper into a global recession far worse than the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to State Street Global Advisors head of global macro policy research ...

Top picks for dividends during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... GFC & the largest decline since our data starts from 1999," UBS said in an April 16 note, led by analyst Pieter Stoltz. So far about 38 ASX200 stocks have suspended, cut or deferred dividends while a further 60's DPS forecasts have fallen by at least ...