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The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... make a few introductions within the industry. Three years later he is now chair of the board with the fund becoming a "labour of love". "It's about getting students from textbooks to the real world and hit the ground running," he says. ASAM's chief operating ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
The US labour market continues to get betterer and betterer. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.37 million in August - in line with market expectations and marked the fourth straight month of increase ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... actions if necessary. In turn, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to support the labour market. Australia is a luckier country still.

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... from overall growth. This is despite the 2.2% increase in household income during the period, "reflecting a rise in non-labour income (consisting of investment income, earnings from unincorporated businesses and social assistance benefits)". The Reserve ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... participation, the gender bias that pervades economic policy and wage setting, and the disproportionate load of domestic labour and care carried by women." According to the findings, 24.2% more women than men receive the Age Pension, with 31.5% more ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... plunged at an annualised rate of 32.9% in the June 2020 quarter on top of the 5.0% drop in the first quarter. The latest labour market tally has the unemployment rate improving from the all-time high of 14.7% in April, but at 10.2% (in July), remains ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... there is any good news to be found here, it is that this decline is not as large as initially feared. Similarly, while the labour market outcomes have been poor, they have not been as bad as expected." Looking forward, the RBA governor said there is ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
There's good news and bad news in the US labour market report for July. First, the good news: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 million in July - more than market expectations for an increase ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... "...if Australia and other countries were to experience further widespread lockdowns, the recovery in both output and the labour market would be delayed." As with all other economies on planet Earth, the outlook is "dependent on containment of the virus". ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... with a financial emergency increased 9% to a record 5.25 and cash savings up 8% to 5.48. "Fear of COVID-19 and a very weak labour market triggered many households to increase precautionary savings, reduce spending, draw on long-term savings, such as ...