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Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... year." Just like its peers, the recent backup in bond yields over the past month hasn't escaped the RBA... "The positive news on vaccines together with the prospect of further significant fiscal stimulus in the United States has seen longer-term ...

ASIC takes action against Rest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
The corporate regulator has commenced civil proceedings against the industry superannuation fund for misleading and deceiving members in relation to switching super funds. ASIC has taken Federal Court action against Rest for false or misleading representations ...

Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... lower-paid full-time employment. After all the economic shocks and uncertainties, we lived through in 2020, it is very welcome news to have more people in full-time jobs. It is also a very positive sign that our economic recovery is underway," she said. ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Wall Street wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants both a return to pre-pandemic normal - with all the growth and activity and employment and profitability that came with it - while at the same time wishing, hopin' and prayin' for Biden's ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... - University of New South Wales (NSW) UNSW Professor of Epidemiology, Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases - ABC News prints that, "She said it was difficult to identify the "magic number" needed to achieve herd immunity, but if three-out-of-five ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... Chinese industrial production - up by 7.3% in the year to December, the fastest rate of expansion in 21 months. The good news is that the "good doctor's" prognosis is for continued strong growth in the global economy. This is backed by, first and foremost ...

Statewide warns of cold calls to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Statewide Super and the industry fund was able to continue the insurance cover associated with the super account. "The good news is this member spoke with us after feeling really uneasy about his decision and we were able to help him reverse the transfer ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the spectacle within the superannuation sector and the conflicting views from executives and industry bodies, which she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... some 113 companies gave $145 million in total. The big four banks made a combined $19 million donation for bushfire appeals. News Corp and Seven Group donated $5 million each. The report calculated how much donations represented as a percentage of the ...

AMP Capital still being dressed up for sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... ESSSuper, cited organisational changes at AMP as possibly not aligning with members best interests. This came shortly after news broke of Pahari's alleged harassment of a junior female colleague. De Ferrari acknowledged that cultural issues were ...