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Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
The Australian recession is over! This was what Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle implicitly told a Senate Estimates virtual hearing when he said :"At the moment it looks like the September quarter for the country probably recorded ...

Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Tasmania has retained its status as having the best performing economy in Australia for the third consecutive quarter, CommSec research shows. In the stockbroker's latest State of the States report, the ACT economy has risen to second position, its ...

Ask and you shall receive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
The latest APRA data for the government's Early Release of Super (ERS) reveals that 98% of applications received by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been paid out by funds. The prudential regulator said that as at October 18, 98% of the applications ...

Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Multiplying rates of coronavirus infections forced the UK government to impose strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons on March 23. These restrictions were then gradually eased ...

Industry fund updates investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
An industry super fund has bumped up its fees on some investment options due to the effects of COVID-19 market volatility. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACSRF) said the changes are set to come into effect on November 1. "Due to ...

Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
It may have gone up and down and round and round but the US equity market has trended higher and higher and is outperforming its peers. Despite topping the list of total cases of coronavirus infections (8.6 million), new cases (0.6 million) and deaths ...

APRA reduces ERS reporting for funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
The prudential regulator has announced it will cut down on the amount of information it requires funds to provide as part of the Early Release of Super reporting standards. From September 30, APRA said it will only require sections 6-8 of SRF 91.1 ...

Future Fund posts modest growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
Australia's sovereign wealth fund grew 1.1% in the September quarter to $163 billion, but is down 1.8% year on year due to the impact of COVID-19 in the March quarter. Future Fund chair Peter Costello said the fund exists to strengthen the Commonwealth's ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
It's been just over a month when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons -- as Japan's prime minister. It wasn't a great time for a handover given the significantly weakened state of the global and domestic ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
China's cruel to be kind policy continues to pay dividends. Criticised and condemned they may be, but the swift and continued improvement in the economy prove that the Politburo's draconian restriction and lockdown measures implemented at the ...