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JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... RBA said. "Without JobKeeper, employment would have fallen by twice as much as it did. Our estimates are close to (or, a little larger than) Treasury's earlier estimates of the number of jobs that this fiscal measure 'saved'." The JobKeeper payment cost ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... scenario is GDP growth of "5% next year and 4% over 2022...the unemployment rate "to rise further over coming months to a little below 8%" before gradually declining to "a little above 6% at the end of 2022. And inflation, in underlying terms, is expected ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... of human rights concerns among the world's largest corporations has been laid bare in a new benchmarking report, finding little to no progress has been made in the last 12 months. The World Benchmarking Alliance released the fourth edition of its corporate ...

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... estimated emissions are at least 2.4 times less effective than reported data in identifying the worst emitters and provide little information to identify green companies in brown sectors," the paper, Green Data or Greenwashing? Do Corporate Carbon Emissions ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... provision are now of institutional quality, while regulatory structures, transparency and analysis continue to improve. It is little surprise that serious investors are starting to pay attention," Erith said. "The bubble is past; the criminal insinuations ...

Aware Super finds airport returns despite COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... property asset as providing more opportunities through time than a property asset like an office tower. "We're taking a little more complexity into that type of asset, but we think we can generate a strong return even in a low interest rate environment ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... frustrated with the lack of understanding. The country's financial education gap remains significant, Calastone found, as little more than a third (36%) of Australians have a good understanding of investing. "Education is not the only factor likely ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
"Said the night wind to the little lamb, Do you see what I see?" The letter V is going viral in Australia (pardon the pun). It was most recently seen in the NAB Business Survey for October, underscored by the sharp rebound in business confidence and ...

Off-platform assets consume advisers' time

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... managed accounts brought it down closer to two. "But interestingly in the last year or so, the average has increased a little bit. I think the key reason for that is some firms haven't embraced the efficiency benefits of managed accounts or haven't ...

Bendigo closes SmartOptions Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... Bank head of superannuation, said Bendigo SmartOptions Super offered a broad investment menu and over time there was very little customer demand for the range of investment options on offer. Some members have been transferred to Bendigo SmartStart Super. ...