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A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... could be around US$9 trillion, greater than the economies of Japan and Germany, combined," Gopinath said. "For the first time since the Great Depression both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies are in recession." Despite this ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... package and extra $550 a fortnight for those on JobSeeker payments means that people who access Centrelink for the first time during this crisis will be much better off than those who were unemployed before. Not only will those left unemployed by the ...

Worse than the Great Depression: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... could be around US$9 trillion, greater than the economies of Japan and Germany, combined," Gopinath said. "For the first time since the Great Depression both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies are in recession." Gopinath ...

Australia's AAA rating at risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... dealt Australia a severe economic and fiscal shock." "We expect the Australian economy to plunge into recession for the first time in almost 30 years, causing a substantial deterioration of the government's fiscal headroom at the 'AAA' rating ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... deductions. "The short cut deduction method will make it easier for many Australians who are working from home for the first time due to COVID-19 when it comes to accurately completing their tax return," Minister for housing and assistant treasurer Michael ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... be the enemy of the good, and this is good legislation." It was a sparse House of Representatives that met for the first time in 16 days as social distancing was observed by MPs, leaving 1.5 metres space between each of them on the benches. Albanese ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... falls," Dunnin said. This was seen in February's reported returns where retail funds fell behind the NFP cohort for the first time in many months, he adds. "In times when equities perform well, retail performs well. In times when equities don't perform ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... company's response to the coronavirus, whether it be good or bad, will be remembered for years to come. And now, for the first time since ESG really turned up on our radars, companies are being put to the test, in a truly unprecedented, universal ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... increased their sell spreads in the week ending March 20, while exchange traded funds showed substantial discounts for the first time on March 12, and many listed investment companies and trusts (LICs and LITs) have long traded at discounts to their ...

PMIF sees premiums rise for first time in 12 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
The $30 billion industry fund for emergency services workers has had to increase its insurance premiums for the first time in 12 years as a result of the Putting Members Interests First legislation. ESSSuper put insurance premiums on death only and ...