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Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... found an extra A$60 billion in its coronavirus war chest - resulting from the JobKeeper estimation error - the federal government considering re-opening the economy earlier than the July 1 deadline and the National Cabinet discussing structural reforms. ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... the challenges for some funds, especially as billions of dollars have already been withdrawn as part of the federal government's measures to deal with the coronavirus crisis. "As unemployment inevitably grows in the months to come, that will have an ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... contribution plans, cost of living reforms and increased retirement ages are all part of the reform suite the federal government should require. And for states that have constitutional protections, state lawmakers must commit to removing them or lose ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... over five million people and have a combined market cap of $3.7 trillion. Its Australian network is asking the federal government to incorporate tougher action on carbon emissions as a part of its COVID-19 recovery plan. It also wants the government ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
News that the Australian economy may be opening sooner than previously thought saw the S&P/ASX 200 surge on Monday, with investors buying into heavily sold-off sectors. Today, markets have dropped on fears of a second wave, with news of fresh cases ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... in Australia. Banking ranked 13 th of the 17 industries measured, with only social media, the media and the Federal Government lagging behind.

ERS shaves $4m off Raiz Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme shaved $4 million from Raiz Invest's superannuation offering, as members drew down on their savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Funds under management in Raiz Invest Super fell 6.7% over the past three months ...

Unemployment already over 15%: Roy Morgan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... underemployment recorded by Roy Morgan is an improvement the 27.4% it recorded in last two weeks of March, before the Federal Government announced its JobKeeper package. However, Roy Morgan's April unemployment numbers is still much higher than the latest ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... retirement balances were hit by the volatility in financial markets. This was followed by enquiries about the federal government's JobSeeker payment and JobKeeper wage subsidy. AMP technical strategy manager John Perri said the government was making ...

Local financial sector to lose $3.5bn plus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... even after allowing for the extraordinary support to families and businesses that has been rolled out by the federal government," Richardson said. "The pain of lost incomes isn't equally distributed. Not surprisingly, the deeper the lockdown impacts ...