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Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... work through our own options." For sure, fiscal -- tax cuts; welfare spending programmes, etc. - and monetary support - lower interest rates have increased household incomes but recent data show that these have been mostly saved - the household savings ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... unfortunately persists in retirement," Dean said. Women in Super chair Catherine Wood said: "The LISTO is important to ensure lower income earners receive some tax relief for saving for retirement. It can never match the $10,000 plus annual tax break ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... industry, the public sector and mining - have been much less affected." Lowe said the consequences of this have caused people in lower income jobs to be hit the hardest. In addition, those who run small businesses have suffered the negative effects of ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... and business operations can resume - but if consumers aren't confident about employment, handouts and dole-outs and lower interest rates will only be saved as evidenced by the increase in the household savings ratio from 3.6% in the December 2019 ...

Industry fund launches new passive options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... which has a different investment mix and strategy while maintaining the same return objective and risk level. It is also lower cost, LUCRF said.

Perpetual talent departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... business and COVID-19 for the decline. Revenue for the full year also dropped, down 5% to $489.2 million, reflective of a lower level of funds under management (FUM). The board still decided to pay shareholders a final dividend of 50 cents per share ...

CBA executive pay voted in

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... shared similar sentiments in the meeting and asked how the board can reconcile this remuneration as employees are offered lower wage increases. Livingstone said the bank is still in the process of negotiating the enterprise agreement but there will be ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... score increasing to 65.1 out of 100 from 62.7 in 2019. Furthermore, mental health concerns are the most common reason for lower productivity in the workplace with three in five Australian workers claimed mental health concerns as the main reason for ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
State Super has appointed an independent academic oversight body for its investment data science program. The fund said the use of data science is growing, though using insights from more complex machine learning based models requires a strong governance ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
"If not for you Babe, I couldn't even find the door I couldn't even see the floor I'd be sad and blue If not for you" - Olivia Newton-John Yes Olivia, it's the Budget. There might be precious few worrying about the implications of the ...