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ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... 2014, but wages have mostly flatlined since then - underlining the falseness of their arguments." The claim that the recession is cause for a freeze was also rebuffed, with ISA saying there is evidence that the economic rebound following the 1991 recession ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... global output. "For the first time since the Great Depression, both advanced and emerging market economies will be in recession in 2020," she said. "Aside from its unprecedented scale, the Global Lockdown is playing out in ways that are very different ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... and market outlook. Two-thirds (69%) of professionals globally cited volatility as a top concern, followed closely by recession fears (67%). Almost half (47%) said uncertainty surrounding geopolitical events posed a risk to their portfolios and a fifth ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... corporate regulator to reconsider the 38% increase to the ASIC industry funding levy as the nation enters its first recession in 29 years. The calls come after ASIC released for consultation its Cost Recovery Implementation Statement 2019-20 (CRIS) ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Britannica There's an air of optimism up and about in this "Lucky Country", for while it would not escape a technical recession -- Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged as much after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... disruptions associated with their own domestic outbreaks". As per the World Bank report: "This would be the deepest global recession since World War II, and almost three times as steep as the 2009 global recession. The forecast assumes that the pandemic ...

Hundreds of billions ripped from super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... April. The firm's executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said that while the nation had fallen into recession, the super's performance results should spur members of MySuper funds. "There's a long [way] to go however, but given ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Sustainable dividend stocks may offer equity exposure and yield with some insulation from price fluctuations, according to QS Investors. In its latest investment insight note, QS Investors, a Legg Mason affiliate, said it is critical to consider valuations ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... ago." Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said that while the nation had fallen into recession, the super's performance results should spur members of MySuper funds. "There's a long [way] to go however, but given that ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... but Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opted not for a stay of execution and acknowledged that Australia's 29-year recession-free run is over. "Well, the answer to that is yes. And that is on the basis of the advice that I have from the Treasury Department ...