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Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... consequences on Australia if it is not carefully managed," he said. "Super funds are major investors into Australia's economy with their investments spanning infrastructure, property, purchase of government bonds, company shares, agribusiness, seeding ...

Government announces $184bn deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... established, stronger growth and an improvement in the fiscal position will help to stabilise government debt as a share of the economy." Despite the government's economic support measures real GDP is forecast to have fallen sharply in the June quarter ...

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... around A$289 billion (14.6% of GDP) and counting, Australians would be in a much more dire situation. JEFU forecasts the economy to contract by 1.4% in FY2019/2020 and by 2.5% this fiscal year - better than the OECD's outlook for all of the G7 countries. ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... action. "It is more clear than ever that the climate crisis poses a systemic threat to financial markets and the real economy, with significant disruptive consequences on asset valuations and our nation's economic stability," the letter said. "This is ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... retirement outcomes of its members. HESTA encouraged the government to provide a clear pathway towards transitioning the economy to a low-carbon future, warning that without one, global investors will be increasingly unwilling to invest in Australia. ...

Chief economist update: Haste makes Budget waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... have waited a few more months through to September as the federal government originally envisaged before reopening the economy. Reduced and targetted as the second versions may be, the government is now extending its spending on JobKeeper and JobSeeker ...

Government expands SME Guarantee Scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... funding and to make the investments needed to get people back to work, create new jobs and lift confidence across the economy as part of the broader efforts to combat the impact of the coronavirus on our country," he said. The government is guaranteeing ...

Super to tip into negative cash flows: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... going cash flow negative for the first time ever. However, it projects this effect will be temporary as Australia's economy recovers and contributions bounce back. Super funds going cash flow negative does not mean that members lose money. Rainmaker ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... outbreak and return to business as (near) usual. Just in time for mid-summer, China's first out. The unfreezing of the economy has lifted indicators of economic activity. Let us count the ways: China's GDP expanded by 3.2% in the year to the ...

IFM pledges to kickstart COVID-19 recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Industry super owned IFM Investors has a plan for infrastructure investing that it says could save the Australian economy from COVID-19. The $140 billion investment manager owned by 27 industry funds has proposed the Building Australia Model as a means ...