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ASX CHESS replacement delayed again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... April 2022 before being delayed again to April 2023. The first delay was announced in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. At this time the ASX saw an "unprecedented bursting of daily trade volumes", overtaking previous records by 3.5 million trades ...

Non-negotiables for recruiting in the new normal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... says. The recruitment agency said that while many wealth management organisations are striving to get back to the pre-pandemic normal, it simply isn't possible in the new environment. "Returning to where we were is no longer an option. Wealth managers ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... Sandy said. "Mr Galbally's time as chair has included the Global Financial Crisis and most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Despite these challenges, Mr Galbally has led consistently and with composure." The TWUSUPER board gave its fullest thanks ...

Aussie private capital on the rise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... new investment opportunities despite the disruption caused by border closures and the extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," Australian Investment Council interim chief executive Jonathan Kelly said. Dave Lowery, senior vice president and head of ...

Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... points to 0.35% came as the RBA sought to withdraw the extraordinary monetary support afforded to Australians during the pandemic and to tame swelling inflation figures. In a statement about the decision, RBA governor Phillip Lowe acknowledged "this ...

Reserve Bank lifts cash rate target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... governor Philip Lowe said the board determined the time is right to begin winding back the support put in place during the pandemic. It's the first rate rise since November 2010. "The economy has proven to be resilient and inflation has picked up ...

Australian Retirement Trust confirms new HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... Eagle Street in Brisbane's CBD, is in the best interest of our members," Reilly said. "Ways of working have changed post-pandemic and the design of our new workplace embraces a flexible and inclusive approach." He said having Brisbane-based staff in ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... previous months, with their outlook largely in lock step with the All Ordinaries Index since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Investment Trends said. "Overall, investors tend to be reactive in their outlook, so are more likely to have a negative ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... ever before as big economic issues confront Australia. Global inflation, rising borrowing costs, a global debt spiral, a pandemic and now a war in Ukraine have gut-punched already struggling economies. However, in Australia, super funds have provided ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... leanings. "They forced millions of Australians to dip into their retirement savings to help cover the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic." Jones went on to give an ironclad commitment to ensure that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee ...