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AIST celebrates Trustee of the Year

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... decade-long service to the profit-to-member superannuation sector. Smith passed away suddenly last November and it marks the first time the award has been presented posthumously. Smith served as president of the AIST for two years, and was a director ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... labelled the COVID-19 crisis as "truly global" saying even the GFC had a less severe effect on 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 ...

Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... people would never have engaged with the superannuation system before and are turning their mind to their super for the first time," Hume said. Hume went on to say she doesn't believe it's accurate to say the ERS is the reason for concerns around ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... responsibilities during these uncertain times may benefit in the short term - but at what long-term cost?" Possibly for the first time, investors are paying close attention to how companies treat their employees and stakeholders, he said. "This presents ...

MetLife Australia partners with Foodbank

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... has had to scale up in order to help many vulnerable Australians, some of whom have had to ask for assistance for the first time," Foodbank Australia chief executive Brianna Casey said. "We are truly grateful to MetLife for its generous support which ...

Oil to make strong recovery: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... lockdowns, the low price for oil seems to be in for now." Talk of a rebound comes after oil turned negative for the first time in history in mid-April, with West Texas Crude falling more than 190% in a single trading day.

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... also said there was a "unique opportunity to turbo charge initiative to combat climate change". "This isn't the first time the world has been rocked by a crisis, however the salience of climate change, shifting social expectations, broad availability ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... lines of credit and supporting the country's small businesses. Greater Bank topped the index for the quarter for the first time, moving up four places since the December quarter. Bendigo Bank, which ranked first at the end of 2019, slipped to fifth place ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... help them make important financial decisions during these difficult time," he said. "For many Australians this is the first time they may have interacted with the social security system or been able to withdraw money from superannuation." One of the ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... production by 30% in the wake of an oversupply. On Monday, May WTI futures contracts slipped into negative territory for the first time, as COVID-19 shutdowns continue to bog down demand and traders run out of space to store oil. It's not only Australian ...