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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 ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Global real estate securities are priced competitively compared to asset classes such as equities and bonds, according to a real estate investment specialist with $106.3 billion in global assets under management. Despite the serious headwinds faced ...

GPT bleeds $520 million

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... expansion of the Rouse Hill Town Centre and the Melbourne Central office and retail development. Non-essential capital expenditure and discretionary spending has also been reduced, GPT said. The group also completed three logistics developments during ...

Banking crisis more likely in conflicted countries: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The odds of a country suffering a banking crisis are 2.5 times higher if it is affected by a conflict, according to research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF economist Rasmane Ouedrago and senior resident representative in South Africa ...

ASIC will not appeal wagyu and shiraz decision

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... "Whether it be Wagyu beef washed down with the finest Shiraz (to use the example of the primary judge), or less expensive expenditure on food and drink, this may not be willingly forgone or even able to be reduced by a particular consumer. "The unsuitability ...