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Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... 45% of those jobs lost in May. Youth unemployment is now at 16.1%. "These are devastating unemployment numbers." Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the past three months have been tough for Australia with the destruction of 38 consecutive months of job ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... the same time, the FTSE-100 index cratered from a high of 7104.0 points pre-Brexit to 5534.0 points after then UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced the Brexit referendum in February 2015. It had been a rough ride heading into Brexit. As well as ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government will not extend stimulus packages, saying they would dull the dynamism of the economy. Delivering a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Morrison said that despite wide ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
The Labor Party is calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to finally put an end to the war on superannuation waged by government backbenchers, in an effort to ensure Australia rebounds from COVID-19 "faster and better". Financial Standard has obtained ...

Business leaders recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... Super Australia and Campaign for Small Business. The list also included a number of politicians including former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former NSW premier Mike Baird, former Victorian premier Denis Napthine and former federal Liberal ministers Philip ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... said. Conducted by the Deakin University Business School and supported by AMP Capital and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the report charts the composition, growth and performance of the impact investment industry in Australia. "Benchmarking ...

AustralianSuper bolsters leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... largest superannuation fund has added to its executive leadership, with the appointment of a former adviser to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as its new public affairs boss. Sarah Adams has been appointed group executive strategy, brand and reputation of ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It was a magnificent Monday, 25 May 2020, for Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite ...

Financial stress increases despite relaxed conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Australians are more financially stressed than they were before the Prime Minister announced plans to restart the nation's economy, according to latest research. The latest wave of the Melbourne Institute's Taking the pulse of the nation survey shows ...

Former CBA executive nabs industry body lead role

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... federal director of the National Party of Australia, as well as six years spent as the media adviser to former deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss. Insurance Council president and chair Gary Dransfield said Hall would bring a wealth of corporate affairs ...