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Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... 10th, Australia this year saw its largest improvement in the Health sub-index due to a higher score in insured health expenditure and finishing in 8th place for life expectancy but dropped in interest rates to 10th and bank non-performing loans at 7th. ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... restrictions. Whatever jobs aren't kept would go to the JobSeeker programme. But both JobKeeper and JobSeeker entail more expenditure for the state and federal governments. Victoria especially is in dire straits. The lockdown is significantly decimating ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... stimulate business activity and help restore the economy, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA said the capital expenditure was identified as part of a survey of industry super funds, IFM Investors and ISPT. The Super in the Economy 2020 report ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... costs borne by taxpayers. Total retirement incomes will be substantially lower, it said, while a spike in Age Pension expenditure would likely be funded by higher taxes. In light of this, the ISA argued that the promised super guarantee increase must ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... "Compelling structural drivers, including supportive demographic trends, historic underinvestment and accelerated government expenditure on renewable energy, bode well for the asset class," it said. "With a strong balance sheet and no debt, Argo Infrastructure ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Australian private new capital expenditure (capex) usually commands attention before and during its release for it provides an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth as well as, itself, being a driving component of that growth. ...

APRA expands super data collection

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... member cohorts, including occupation categories. APRA said it will be using a look-through approach to super fund expenditure and establishing more consistent reporting categories for more effective analysis and assessment of levels and types of expenditure. ...

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
VanEck is set to launch four new ETFs, capitalising on innovation in healthcare and major worldwide trends such as eSports. These include a Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO), Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH), Morningstar World ex-Australia Wide ...

Corporate climate risk disclosures must show more: IGCC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... assessed but how this is informing and changing their strategies and decision-making from board governance to capital expenditure to future business opportunities." Just over half the respondents represented asset/fund managers and a third represented ...