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Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
" You're simply the best Better than all the rest Better than anyone Anyone I've ever met..." A great many, if not all Australians, would have had this Tina Turner classic playing in their heads listening to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The sponsors of the 2020 FICAP Who Wants to be a Rockstar fundraiser event have donated close to $150,000 to charity, despite the event having been postponed due to COVID-19. All 41 of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 2020 sponsors ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
As the nation's states and territories gradually reopen, business leaders have been called upon to harness the learnings of the crisis as we move into the next stage of recovery. Flexible working, reduced business travel, worker's rights, board ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
While hundreds of thousands of Australians remove tens of millions from their superannuation accounts, SMSFs are holding their own. The most recent superannuation statistics released by APRA show there was a decrease of 7.7% in total superannuation ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
APRA has urged all superannuation funds to be more proactive in considering their options, saying that while COVID-19 will pass, its impact will be felt for far longer and funds will soon run out of excuses. Over the past seven years, the number of ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... for the Dally M awards. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the two men charged are Wilson and StatEdge general manager Ben Trevisiol. The charges were laid following searches of residences in Paddington and Waterloo and a business premise in Surry ...

Industry fund named top employer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
An industry superannuation fund managing around $6 billion has been recognised as one of the nation's best employers. EISS Super has been named a Kincentric Best Employer, an award based on the feedback of its staff. Kincentric, a global consulting ...

Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... respondents indicated the pandemic had forced them to consider selling their property in the next six to 12 months, PICA chair Ben Kingsley said. "What's more telling is that more than 30% said they were less likely to sell over the same period because ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
"I did my best But I guess, my best wasn't good enough..." - 'Just Once', James Ingram The European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new €750 billion asset purchase programme in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following ...

Iress inks bond exchange partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Financial services software provider Iress has partnered with the Australian Bond Exchange in a move designed to increase investors' access to bonds. A partnership between Iress and the Australian Bond Exchange will allow users of Iress software to ...