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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021

... on Australia's labour market, business and consumer sentiment indicators suggest this wouldn't last long. The economy added 2,200 jobs in July - paltry, but a great deal more than consensus expectations for job losses of 46,200. The unemployment ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021

... "Surveying them as we transition through the National COVID-19 Plan will allow us to track its impact on businesses and the economy." Approximately 50% of surveyed accountants are "fairly" or "extremely" worried about the state of the economy over the ...

Financial services market skyrockets

ANNABELLE DICKSON | WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021

... virus has flowed straight into the financial services market," she said. "The huge amount of stimulus injected into the economy through programs such as the $89 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy has supported the economy over the last year and is still ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021

... in its last message, rightly stated that: "The experience to date has been that once virus outbreaks are contained, the economy bounces back quickly." Question is, how long before the virus is contained?

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021

... travelling distance" RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg agreed that the spread of the Delta variant is likely to impact the economy and the housing market. "There is presently very little investor appetite for high-rise units, where rental markets ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021

... managers of scale offer value to investors, businesses and society by injecting capital into the businesses that drive the economy. It also states that, if investors of scale were to take a backseat, smaller and individual investors would be disadvantaged. ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021

... September" (see third bullet point). RBA governor Philip Lowe and Co.'s decision was backed by their rosy outlook on the economy despite the recent outbreak of the Delta variant in Australia's three biggest states - New South Wales, Victoria ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021

... figures were released. However, the US central bank hinted that it could start "tapering" asset purchases soon because "the economy has made progress toward these goals [employment and inflation] despite the resurgence of infections and "vaccination ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021

... money gets spent very tightly. It goes obviously to the tourism operators; it doesn't get spent broadly across the economy." Fisher sees the Australian consumer as being in great shape, and historically retailers have benefited from the health of ...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021

... regulator. "The DOJ position overlooks that our complementary businesses operate across broad, competitive areas of the economy," he said. "We are confident that the combination would have accelerated our shared ability to innovate on behalf of clients ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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