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Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... $4 billion a week until at least mid-November this year. This is in line with its view that the stronger-than-expected recovery in the domestic economy would continue and that, it would bounce back quickly once the recent outbreaks are contained and ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... "There is hope though that giving is on the rise. Evidence suggests that late 2020 may have marked the turning point for a recovery in giving with strong donations toward the Good Friday Appeal in Victoria this year." Sarah Patterson, chief executive ...

AustralianSuper posts best year yet

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... growth assets' returns as low rates, government stimulus and pent-up consumer demand continue to support the economic recovery. "AustralianSuper is a long-term investor, and we have a pro-growth stance in allocating assets in the balanced option," ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... His vision and passion will be invaluable in leading the team, as we help our clients ride the wake of global economic recovery, post-pandemic." Brewer added: "I have admired Capital Group's long-term approach for some time, from the multi-decade ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... super would save $150 or 12.5%. Finally, following a review by Willis Towers Watson as part of the airline's pandemic recovery plan, Qantas has opted to temporarily reduce the contributions it makes into the fund's defined benefit pool. As at ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... prices. But demand for residential property continues to grow faster, underpinned by the faster than expected economic recovery that's underscored by the improvement in the domestic labour market and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) continued ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... mid-2023 and another by the end of that year. Only NAB agreed with the RBA's assurance. Given the stronger than expected recovery in the Australian economy, the 'Big Four minus one' have very good reasons for their earlier than promised tightening. ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... that their diversified portfolios will continue to achieve double-digit returns as the pandemic shifts the economy to recovery phase, a new survey finds. Aussie participants in the 2021 Natixis global survey said COVID-19 has not dampened their returns ...

Employers should pay SG rise: ASFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... the wages of employees. As of July 1, the SG rate will rise from 9.5% to 10% and ASFA argued the Australian economic recovery is fuelling business profits that its staff have been missing out on. "The average Australian worker has not shared in ballooning ...