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First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... targets for the super fund's directly owned companies as they shift to reduce emissions. It will also advocate for an economy-wide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (45% by 2030), and will look to replicate this reduction across its portfolio ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... £125,000 to £500,000 until 31 March 2021." This would go a long way towards supporting the labour market and the overall economy.

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... facility is expected over coming months," he said. In his statement Lowe also pointed to the issue being faced in the global economy due to the outbreak and containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The global economy has experienced a severe downturn ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... interview with 'The Australian Financial Review'... "With Victoria comprising around a quarter of the Australian economy, what happens in Victoria matters to the rest of the nation and will impact on the speed and trajectory of our economic recovery."...adding ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... sure, cooler heads will prevail. Scott Morrison's "inquiry" bravado would give way to what's best for the domestic economy. Money talks, bull crap walks. Follow the money. This becomes an even greater imperative given the likelihood of a more ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... be paid by the federal government," he said. "It's the federal government that is responsible for managing the national economy. State budgets, already hard hit, shouldn't be further damaged."

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... be shuttered. COVID-19 has made a comeback in Victoria - the state which makes up roughly about 25% of the Australian economy. So much so that Deloitte Access Economics' latest quarter business outlook report predicts that: "Victoria's gross ...

Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... housing supply and housing affordability. The housing sector is one of the most heavily taxed sectors of the Australian economy, both in absolute and relative terms." "Economic analysis shows that economic activity in Australia can be lifted by shifting ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... the same - economic activity has ground to an almost (except for essential services) complete stop, sending the global economy in recession. The IMF predicts that world economic output will drop by 4.9% this year (after an estimated expansion of 2.9% ...

Super reform should happen, but not now: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... priorities need to reflect the new reality created by the crisis. "Governments should stick to their knitting, or Australia's economy and society could unravel," Daley said. "Governments enacted a string of emergency measures to respond to the epidemic. ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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