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Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... community organisations. "It is well known that Indigenous Australians have lower super balances than the rest of the population, so helping our people harness the power of their superannuation is of critical importance," Usher said. "By clearly understanding ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... deaths; India's total infection now stands at 697,836, with 19.700 new cases and 424,891 deaths. Adjusting for population, Australia's total cases of coronavirus infection (0.033%) is not that far from New Zealand's (0.031%) but is much healthier ...

Chief economist update: Still the best and better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... 38,998; 53,874 - or Russia - 606,881; 40,995; 8,514. Some would claim that this is because Australia has a smaller population compared to these countries. However, as worldometer.com figures show, Australia has only 295 total cases per one million of ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... treatment available with other asset classes. Its submission called for taxation to consider Australia's aging population which will likely see migration away from high risk assets, such as equities, to fixed income. "The current global events help ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Fidelity International has launched a new sustainable fund in Australia, set to provide investors with a source of diversification through its investment in a relatively unexplored sector. The Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund will deliver risk ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... illion to undertake research, analysis and product development and weighted to the Australian census to account for population biases. illion and AlphaBeta previously found that 40% of those who accessed their super early did not see any drop in their ...

Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
As COVID-19 exposes entrenched problems in society, the ability to scale social impact investments in Australia holds significant promise to drive progress towards solutions, a new report reveals. UTS associate professor Danielle Logue and Dr Gillian ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... growth is entirely determined by supply rather than demand, and that supply is a function of the three Ps: productivity, population and workforce participation." With fluctuations in wage growth presumed to be cyclical, open to correction by monetary ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... will be resolved early "against the background of our large government debt". "Will the newly impoverished working population want to divert more into superannuation contributions, or would they prefer to clear debts and get back into a sound financial ...

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... financial advisers for sustainable and ethics driven investment products. "Research shows that over half of Australia's population are considering making ethical and responsible investments in the next five years." Egan said. "Nine out of 10 Australians ...