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ISA questioned over political donations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... donation. "Events like the budget night or budget and reply speech function provide an opportunity for ISA to engage with policy and law makers," Dean said. "So we've been asking about donations, we've been asking the wrong question. We should ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... one for investors as it will take time for the after-effects of the deep COVID-19 recession on businesses, households and policy to become visible," he said. "Ensuring the flexibility to respond to further shifts in market conditions will be a critical ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Negative Rates 'Gift'." "It's an unsettled area, I would call it," he said. "I know that there are fans of the policy, but for now it's not something that we're considering. We think we have a good toolkit, and that's the one ...

Industry funds revise ERS modelling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Paterson what action it had taken on ISA's decision to use nominal rather than real figures in projecting the impact of the policy on member's retirement balances, following the testimony of Treasury division head retirement income policy Robert Jeremenko. ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... to control the economic impact, it can be reasonably expected that more and more of them will take a dramatic change of policy course and take rates to below zero - like their peers in Europe and Japan." Green said there is legitimate debate about the ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... significant challenges and price declines will not be enough to compensate. "We want to see greater understanding and clarity of policy responses beyond what has been rolled out to stabilise markets," they note. "Of course, we also need greater clarity ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... at least 3% annually." McIntyre said it is equally important to determine whether the company has a capital allocation policy that is disciplined, transparent and shareholder friendly. "Not all businesses will face the same degree of stress from the ...

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Easing of central bank monetary policy settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented ...

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... a reduced capacity to pay during the pandemic. "Initiatives taken by Integrity include; invoking our financial hardship policy for clients who have reduced capacity to pay due to the current situation, consideration of alternate methods of information ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... listed on the Senate sitting calendar next week as non-controversial, meaning both parties agree it should pass. FPA head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said that during the webinar, which could not be attended by media, confirmation of the extension ...