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Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... market. "This will make a huge difference in how we address significant social challenges like dementia, and also helps create jobs and opportunities for our members who work in health and community services." The industry super fund has made strides ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... from 45.4 in May and April's 11-year low reading of 41.8...."hiring is picking up". The US economy has added 2.7 million jobs in May and 4.8 million in June after shedding 1.3 million jobs in March and 20.5 million in April. The unemployment rate ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... fiscal risks from recurrent outbreaks." The fund also said the nature of this crisis is that it will be "transformational" as jobs have been destroyed that may never return. "It will be necessary to facilitate the transfer of resources from sectors that ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... recently, the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a package of measures to support the labour market. "A Plan for Jobs" contained three basic initiatives: Supporting jobs. "UK Employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... global economy has experienced a severe downturn as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Many people have lost their jobs and there has been a sharp rise in unemployment," Lowe said. "Leading indicators have generally picked up recently, suggesting ...

Advice head leaves ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... that I will take away. I have also made lifelong friendships along the way." In March 2020 ANZ told staff it would cut 230 jobs from its private bank and financial advice businesses. Caulfield thanked everyone he had worked with and said he looked forward ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... continue to service existing comprehensive advice clients under the current service. But about 55 people will lose their jobs. "There will be job losses as a result of this decision, so it's not a decision that we have made lightly," a spokesperson said. ...

Super reform should happen, but not now: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Grattan Institute has warned that now is not the time to enact sweeping reforms as the nation battles the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive of the Grattan Institute John Daley said policy priorities need to reflect the new ...

Challenges abound as super poises for COVID-19 recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... generate employment, Atkin said. "For every dollar that is invested back into the building industry, it generates three more jobs in the industry," he said. "So the SG increase is important to continue with, because it has a benefit to the individual ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... "We're already big investors, but we've got much more planned that will not only grow our members' balances but generate jobs and economic activity across Australia," he said. The investment pipeline will create more than 200,000 jobs, with projects ...