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Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Services Industry. The news comes after the committee called on the four big banks to discuss their response to the COVID-19 crisis. "The Economics Committee and I are keen to discuss the banks' response to the pandemic with the benefit of hindsight ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... environment and subdued economic growth, are very proactive. It found 81% had either invested since the start of the COVID-19 crisis or were considering doing so soon. Additionally, millennial investors were almost twice as active as Australian generation ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... pressures facing funds this year. "Perhaps most notably of course, we are still witnessing ramifications from the COVID-19 crisis and, as we anticipate further economic uncertainty in the months ahead, these challenges make pension fund boards' agendas ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... ability of asset managers to provide solutions to these challenges is therefore key to increased uptake. While the current crisis has increased the appeal of these non-correlated assets, the alternatives growth story still has a long way to run," he ...

ASIC bans crypto scammer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... The alert noted that most cryptocurrency "investment schemes" reported to ASIC were "outright scams". During the COVID-19 crisis, the watchdog has seen a 20% increase in reports from consumers losing money in cryptocurrency scams between March and May ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Australia experienced "the recession we had to have" back in 1990/91. The Australian economy withstood the US savings and loan crisis of the early 1990's, the Asian currency crisis/Russian debt default/Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) collapse ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... hikes to support millions more scraping by on the pension," he said. "The community knows the government's dealing with a crisis, but it doesn't make sense to backflip on the promised super increase when you've just let people raid their savings to prop ...

JobKeeper extension passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... JobKeeper forms a vital part of the government's plan to support Australians and Australian businesses during this crisis," Frydenberg said. "My message to every Australian is that the Morrison government will continue to do what it takes during ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... during the COVID-19 pandemic, commending them on their efforts in providing pro-bono work and discounted advice in times of crisis. Delivering high-quality advice at an affordable price is a goal Hume wants to make possible with the help of technology ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... fall on post-war era records - down 10% year-on-year - eclipsing the 8.6% contraction suffered during the global financial crisis - and down 7.8% in the three months to June. All three measures have been negative since the December 2019 quarter, before ...