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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 ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... seeks to deliver positive outcomes for its customers, people and shareholders," Livingstone said. "During the coronavirus pandemic, CBA has demonstrated unequivocally that a strong, stable, well capitalised banking sector is vital to Australia's economic ...

Australian economy outperforms: Austrade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... economy," Austrade said. The report says this growth is partly due to the nation's economic resilience throughout COVID-19 pandemic. "Closed borders and targeted lockdowns contained the virus throughout most of 2020 and 2021... The Australian government's ...

SMSF establishments on the rise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
New research shows that the pandemic and inflation concerns have not blunted the enthusiasm of Australians for setting up self-managed super funds. The research from AUSIEX found that women and younger generations are driving new account openings, with ...

Wayne Swan joins AIST board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... directors to our Board as we continue to navigate the organisation through the challenges of a world impacted by the pandemic while continuing to set it up for success in the future," Bolger said. "I can personally attest to how important the support ...

Cyber attacks scare directors: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... survey respondents in Great Britain, Asia, and Australasia. "With a volatile business environment resulting from the pandemic and geopolitical pressures it is no surprise that cyber risks are high on the list of directors' concerns," WTW global head ...

RBA eyes an early rate hike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... Cameron McCormack commented: "Given the economic uncertainty created by Russia's war against Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened stock market volatility, the central bank may choose to wait until June to raise interest rates." "Following ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
While Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic began, there are still millions who remain unemployed or under-employed. Unemployment and under-employment are rife, with the latest Roy Morgan findings showing that ...