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No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... come." Lowe said the best way of dealing with these reverberations is to reinvigorate the country's growth and productivity agenda. He said there is now an opportunity to push forward with reforms that would move Australia out of the shadows cast ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... of the outbreak will a negative tail that stretches several quarters beyond containment." Despite China regaining productivity, Lafferty questioned the case for demand. "China shows evidence of strong rebound in activity, but where is the output going?" ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... the gains from international trade. Sure, it works from the point of view of cost reduction, greater efficiency and productivity and the ultimate aim of a capitalist society, profitability. But the spread of the coronavirus now dictates everyman to be ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... school closures, limitations on movement of travel by the public and quarantine procedures will all reduce labour productivity. "Some of this lost output will be temporary in nature as workers catch-up and over-produce once the pandemic is over, but ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... domestic confidence and consumption, reduce cash flow pressures for businesses and support new investments to lift productivity." Part of the plan is to deliver support for business investment, with the government pledging $700 million to increase the ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... statistics are irrefutable; the latest McKinsey reports demonstrate that the global economy is losing $25 trillion in productivity as a result of discrimination against women in the labour market. That is a quarter increase, if we overcame this problem ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... around 2% of national gross domestic product - is higher than that paid by many other nations. The institute said the Productivity Commission's "best in show" system would ensure workers were defaulted into funds which performed well when it comes to ...

Evans Dixon slashes staff

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... technologies (advice and workflow delivery system) with the aim of delivering greater customer engagement, adviser productivity and compliance." Meanwhile, E&P net revenue was down 13% in the half to $27.1 million, while underlying EBITDA was down 37% ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... supports the legislated increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12% by 2025," he said. "With economic growth and productivity you can have both higher super and higher wages. Having established the universal superannuation system we will not stand ...

Government loves SMSFs: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... these stages of choice," Hume said. "So we're thinking of ways to support that movement." Hume said that while the Productivity Commission found low returns for SMSFs with balances below $500,000, fintechs may have a role to play in changing that. The ...