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Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... various public policy issues. As we have seen, the superannuation system can't cure the gender gap because that is an employment issue and I don't think it can solve the housing affordability problem either, because you'll just give the housing market ...

Industry fund shifts service functions to Link

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Hostplus enterprise agreement conditions and entitlements, such as long-service leave entitlements and other conditions of employment transfer across with them to Link. "There will be no requirement for redundancies as a result of this announcement," ...

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... the second wave and the consequent relaxation of restrictions and re-opening of state borders; the surprise jump in employment in October, punctuated by significant increases in both full-time and part-time jobs; and, the surging price of our biggest ...

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... The central bank collected data on the JobKeeper measure and found it played a crucial role in cushioning the fall in employment in the first half of the year. "At the national level, JobKeeper prevented at least 700,000 additional employment relationships ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... in turn, lifts demand for staff. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 178,800 workers found employment in October - a pleasant surprise to markets that were expecting total jobs numbers to drop by 40,000 over the month as the ...

Homeowners given preferential treatment: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... home owners generally have higher incomes than renters. They typically have higher educational attainment and longer employment history, in part due to the requirements for down payment and ongoing servicing of mortgages," it said. "Home ownership also ...

Chief economist update: A wonderful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... referring to the wonderful set of labour market numbers released by the ABS. The ABS reported that 178,800 workers found employment in October - a pleasant surprise to markets that were expecting total jobs numbers to drop by 40,000 over the month in ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... ASIC is proposing that licensees be able to request more than one reference from a referring licensee before offering employment to an adviser. In providing an additional reference, the referring licensee must provide a complete response and not rely ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... 42% of employees who perceive their finances to have been negatively impacted by the pandemic through business and employment disruption. On the flip side, one in 10 Australians, whose employment or business were not impacted, or in fact benefited through ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... 2020 - driven by gains in trading (+8 in October from +4 in the previous month) and profitability (+4 from +1). The employment component also improved but remains in the negative (-5 from -6) suggesting continued job retrenchment albeit, at a slower ...