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Super reform should happen, but not now: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... criminal waste. But they all need to be refined." Daley argued that the government needs to set up Australia to live in a world with COVID-19. "This is a huge and urgent agenda. And for once, the urgent really is important," he said. "Given the size ...

Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... (under a single-hit scenario) and minus 11.5% versus minus 9.3% (under a double-hit scenario). Similarly, the IMF's 'World Economic Outlook, June 2020' report has the Eurozone contracting by more (-10.2%) this year relative to advanced economies ...

HESTA to go zero carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... undertaken by a superannuation fund, mapping out how we're going to manage climate risk, align our actions to a below-two-degrees world and support the transition to a low-carbon economy," said Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO. "Climate change presents a financial ...

Chief economist update: Premature easing will cost more lives, more rupiahs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... pandemic. On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered one of the strictest lockdowns of any country in the world, warning that: "If we don't manage these 21 days, the country will be set back by 21 years." The total number of infection ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... return targets should be lowered. Rice Warner has questioned whether superannuation return targets should be lowered. As the world faces its deepest recession in 90 years, JANA has said that while some super funds have reduced their target returns, most ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's Cinderella moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... the past four days. For sure and for certain, the Victorian government - and other Australian state governments; and other world governments - have the welfare of their respective economies and constituents in mind. Much more than central banks trying ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
S&P Global has warned of a record number of junk bonds in June as issuance in the US high yield bond market tracks at its busiest pace. The global ratings agency said there is an expected US$23.88 billion priced through June 12, following on from May's ...

Platform prototypes compliance capability

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... see how we can use technology to prevent or identify any compliance issues before or as they happen rather than the old-world where these things were detected after the event." HUB24 will be bringing the new compliance capability to the broader market ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... a far cry from 2016 when it reported a net return of 148.7%. In 2017, it was named the best performing hedge fund in the world in Preqin's Global Hedge Fund Report, based on a core long/short strategy in equities, credit and commodities. The unlisted ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... business operations played a great role in reviving business and consumer sentiment....and I think to myself, what a wonderful world. But as the OECD warns: "Prospects for businesses, particularly small firms, are very uncertain. As the immediate support ...