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AIST veteran tenders resignation

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... Mannix-White oversaw the digital transformation and delivery of AIST's education and event offerings, including its flagship Conference of Major Super Funds event. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck thanked Mannix-White for her contribution to the ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... number of US states that are experiencing rising infections. A fact not lost on US Fed chair Jerome Powell. At a press conference following the 28-29 July FOMC meeting, Powell declared: "We have seen some signs in recent weeks that the increase in virus ...

Spend your money how you please: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... to spend the money they have removed from super due to the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme. Speaking at a press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the only person who can decide how to spend the money is the individual who removed it. ...

Early release of super extended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... 2020. Now, people will be able to apply for up to $10,000 of their super savings until 31 December 2020. In a press conference, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed the extension would go ahead. The ERS extension will cost the government $2.22 billion ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... from prominent fund managers, the remaining 35% of the portfolio is made up of Australian and global stock picks from "conference" managers. Every year, this portion of the portfolio is replaced by eligible long recommendations from the next Sohn Hearts ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... the previous month as businesses reopened and workers went back to work. Consumer confidence has also improved. The Conference Board and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index have risen sequentially in May and June from the seven-year ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... before when on the 25th of April Victorian deputy chief health officer, Annaliese van Diemen, proclaimed in her press conference: "We are in a very enviable position, we are the envy of the rest of the world in fact". On that day, Victoria's total ...

AIST celebrates Trustee of the Year

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... contributions." Vision Super trustee director Lisa Darmanin has been chosen to attend the institute's next global Dialogue conference on Smith's behalf. The privilege is normally reserved for the winner of the Trustee of the Year, but has been ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... later in the year". This is the numerical equivalent of what Fed Chairman Jerome Powell declared in his June 10 press conference: "The extent of the downturn and the pace of recovery remain extraordinarily uncertain and will depend in large part on our ...

Chief economist update: Don't fight the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... to 0.8% in 2020 before speeding up to 1.6% in 2021 and 1.7% in 2022." As chair Jerome Powell explained in his press conference: "What the June SEP shows is a general expectation of an economic recovery beginning in the second half of this year and lasting ...