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Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Financial markets view the A$ as a risk currency - it's sold off in times of heightened uncertainty - and has a high growth beta - only bought in times of global prosperity. So Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Australian equities are set to continue to provide dividend income for retirees more so than safe haven assets, according to a retirement income specialist. Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson said despite the hearsay that dividends ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
A former financial adviser based on the Sunshine Coast has been charged with 10 counts of fraud, totaling nearly $1 million. Brett Andrew Gordon faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court over the fraud charges following an extensive ASIC investigation. Gordon ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The $54 billion construction industry fund is planning to cut 45% of absolute portfolio emissions by 2030 and is aiming for net zero emissions by 2050 by removing high-risk climate holdings. Under Cbus' new Climate Change Roadmap, the fund will develop ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Maurice Blackburn, the firm acting for AMP sexual harassment victim Julia Szlakowski, has released a summary of the findings of AMP's investigation into the matter - which AMP said it would release but hasn't. Despite announcing to the ASX two weeks ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The perfect storm of government stimulus and a new breed of retail traders with little investing know-how are resuscitating the share market, but for how long? According to Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, numerous factors ...

State Street nabs BNP executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
State Street has announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific leadership team as a part of its expansion plan. Mostapha Tahiri has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific and will report to both chief productivity officer and chief executive for State ...

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. ...

ESG investors overreact to negative news

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... to 90 days for the negative news to subside as overreactions can lead to falls in share prices and an exodus of unit sales. Bei Cui from the Monash Centre for Financial Studies said: "It also suggests that investors wishing to reduce exposure following ...