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Super SA to close growth option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
The $30.5 billion government superannuation fund for South Australia will close its growth option. From 25 January 2021, Super SA will also be closing the growth investment option. Investments in this option will automatically be switched into the high ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... it tomorrow, but we can do it over time if we have the right policy settings in place." Lowe said that while the central bank is doing what it can in keeping interest rates low and having a steady supply of credit available, it is structural change that ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... fiscal measures at the start of the year in response to the sharp fall in economic activity due to COVID-19. 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 ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of England's collective and cautionary missive comes amid a backdrop of recent COVID-19 vaccine optimism ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... households and firms to borrow and invest." Kennedy said that while COVID-19 was certainly he factor that pushed the Central Bank to take the leap of quantitative easing measures, the country was already heading in that direction. "While the academic ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... of funding for councils to support local public health. The Exchequer's largesse came on the same day the UK central bank expanded QE -- increasing its asset purchase target by a larger-than-expected £150 billion (expectations were for £100 billion ...

Aberdeen drops fees on fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Aberdeen Standard Investments managing director Australia Brett Jollie said. "Bond yields are low due to extraordinary central bank intervention. Investors need to remember the defensive role that fixed income plays in a portfolio rather than simply ...