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ERS withdrawals surpass $32bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... paid out the second largest amount, coming in at $3.26 billion, while funds with members from harder hit sectors of the economy coming in behind that. Retail employee's super fund Rest has made $3.26 billion worth of payments, while hospitality fund ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... by identifying the carbon emissions of companies and assets it holds, it will be able to reduce emissions in the real economy and avoid assets that will inevitably become stranded. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said the economies of 2030 ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... wishin' and prayin' that fiscal stimulus measures continue to mitigate a harder than expected thud in the domestic economy until the coronavirus goes away.

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... growth over recent decades of Australian household debt relates to a measurement issue and the strength of the Australian economy," the RBA said. "In Australia the housing rental stock is mostly owned directly by the household sector and so debt financing ...

Gonski departs ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... and staff," O'Sullivan said. "The banking industry is at an important inflection point as we do all we can to help the economy recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and ANZ will remain committed to that cause. O'Sullivan is currently chair of Western ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... If a technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of negative growth, what do you call a period where the economy contracts for three straight quarters... and counting? Japan may have imposed less stringent coronavirus containment measures ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... crucial in regard to retirees and those approaching retirement being confident to spend and thereby support activity in the economy. "Higher taxes and/or lower Age Pension benefits is not an appropriate prescription for boosting economic activity and ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... 'Global Times' newspaper called the negative nellies. Adding that Wuhan is "now welcoming an influx of tourists, and its economy is reviving, which local residents believed should not only be seen as a sign of the city's return to normalcy ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... strategy annually and changes have been made this year to adjust for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The global economy is experiencing one of its sharpest slowdowns in history and the dampening of consumer demand is not expected to rebound to ...

Corporate climate risk disclosures must show more: IGCC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... disclosure regimes, something which should now be considered in Australia given the systemic risks climate change poses to our economy."