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Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
The Australian government has made public the modelling that is informing its COVID-19 response, revealing why the JobKeeper payment works off a six month timeframe. Asked at a press conference how the modelling was helping with the economic response ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Deloitte Access Economics is urging Australians to leave their concerns about the budgetary impact of Australia's response to COVID-19 at the door. New analysis by Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson shows Australians needn't be concerned ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
It's time to start thinking about recovery and what shape it might take; a U, a V or as some think, maybe even the Nike swoosh tick. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, likens his forecast to the Nike swoosh rather than a V- or U-shaped ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has seen a dramatic turn in the global economy; where earlier this year growth was almost tangibly real, now a downward trajectory towards deep recession seems much more likely. But one asset manager believes there is both opportunity ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The chief executive of the nation's largest super fund has written to members reassuring them that their super will be safer staying with the fund. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said during this unprecedented time, members should refrain ...

Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Australians who take out $20,000 from their superannuation due to the COVID-19 economic slowdown will sacrifice nearly $79,000 from their retirement nest eggs, according to new Rainmaker modelling. Rainmaker modelled after-fee, after-tax superannuation ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
The government's $10,000 early release from superannuation allowance is higher than historic withdrawals, but a better option than freezing the superannuation guarantee. Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced Australians will be able ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
The Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) has announced it will halt trade until further notice, making it the first nation to close markets. The PSE made the announcement to the stock market, saying the decision is to ensure the safety of employees and ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Trump has taken to Twitter once again, this time, to slam the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell. The tweets follow a tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on ...