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Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... 26, worldometer.com data showed that New Zealand ranked among one of the countries in the world with the lowest case of COVID-19 infections (183 out of 223 countries) and deaths (198 out of 223). But before you cry fake news - because New Zealand has ...

AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... commended Nowak's tireless advocacy on behalf of the AFA as the Royal Commission reforms have continued unabated and the COVID-19 pandemic created major operational challenges for the AFA and its members. "As vice president, I had a unique insight ...

Taxpayer Bill of Rights recommended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... staffed by experienced and dedicated people who are to be congratulated for having got us through the economic chasm of COVID. "However, some if its functions have been neglected, and moreover, there is considerable expertise in this country, human and ...

Super executives switching options in conflict: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... trustees of industry and retail funds) and focused on conduct during the time of increased market volatility arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The surveillance revealed conduct that fell below ASIC's expectations, the regulator said. "We expected superannuation ...

Future Fund hits $199 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... "More broadly we continue our work to position the investment program and our organisation for the long-term," Arndt said. "COVID-19 has accelerated and catalysed changes in the investment environment including in the way households, businesses and markets ...

Two senior leaders exit Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... like to thank him for his broader contribution to our strategy and his key leadership role in our operational response to COVID-19," Walsh said.

Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... monetary stimulus." "Unemployment rates are historically-low across much of the nation - remarkable when you consider the COVID-19 challenges and when the broader Australian economy was in recession just over a year ago." The survey ranks each state ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
It wasn't so long ago - before the COVID-19 pandemic struck to be precise - that every other central bank around the planet were hopin' and wishin' and prayin' for consumer price inflation to, at the very least, move higher to within ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... just on preserving wealth. "Notably, the period of the survey, December 2020 to January 2021, was one of abnormality due to COVID-19, and traditional market assumptions were tested," she said. "Central bank intervention and massive fiscal stimulus turned ...

Advisers query super changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
Financial advisers have been focused on mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on superannuation for their clients, according to BT. BT's technical team received over 2000 enquiries from advisers in the September quarter and the most asked question was ...