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Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
With a buoyant stock market, tax cuts, lower interest rates and a recovering housing market, one would think all Australians should have every reason to dance on the streets. Australians, all, should be dancing on the streets to Jimmy Cliff's classic ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
Modern-day slavery remains widespread across many sectors, while some public companies have yet to map out their supply chains where the practise is deeply embedded, according to a fund manager. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson-Sweeny said ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma..." Sir Winston Leonard Churchill may be describing Russia's intentions and interests when he made this now famous quote back in 1939 (before he became UK Prime Minister 1940-1945) but Churchill's ...

Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Many superannuation fund members that don't understand the difference between retail and industry funds highlights the need for education and comparison tools, a new survey finds. The research from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, which ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
"Annual wages in seasonally adjusted terms grew 2.3% for the third quarter in a row. The main contributors to growth over the quarter were regularly scheduled wage rises in the health care and social assistance and education and training industries ...

Industry super fund chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
The chair of a $2.7 billion industry superannuation fund has left to become a member of Parliament. Club Plus Super chair and long-serving director Tara Moriarty recently became a member of the Legislative Council at the recent New South Wales state ...

Ken Marshman departs JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
Ken Marshman is stepping down as chair of JANA and his successor has been named. Marshman has announced his retirement from the JANA board and Fiona Dunn has been named as his successor. Marshman commenced his transition to retirement in 2013. He served ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Deemed the sexiest accent in the world by 'Big 7 Travel', it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
"I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright." This quote from American screenwriter and novelist Millard Kaufman came to mind when I read about China's recent ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
What's the time Mr Wolf? It's time to go Philip! It's time for RBA governor Philip Lowe to go and cut interest rates. Perhaps impatience may have gotten the better of me for it's only been two weeks since the Australian central bank ...