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Atlas Advisors adds to leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... 20%," Hedley said. "Creating greater incentives for investment could provide longer-term economic stimulus boosting employment and growth."

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... wouldn't consider the notion of a wage subsidy." McManus said the program needed safeguards to ensure people were kept in employment and that funds flowed to workers. "The government has made clear that this is a wage subsidy and not a wage replacement ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... 22% of Australia's economy shut down. "These estimates don't account for any of any potential offsetting impact on employment of additional demand for workers in expending sectors, such as in healthcare and other essential services," he said. "Nor do ...

Global hiring freeze for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... customer service positions. The bank has specifically committed to supporting those in the aviation industry whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19, urging them to apply for the available roles.

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... projection against the trend in initial claims back to 1967". "For scale, consider that 3.4 million Americans moving from employment to unemployment would raise the number of the unemployed from 5.7 million to 9.1 million. This alone would raise the ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... have to close many Club Plus members are likely to have been stood down from their jobs and are facing an uncertain employment future. Club Plus chief executive Stefan Strano took to LinkedIn to share his thoughts on the unprecedented shutdown clubs ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... to take into consideration whether there will be reinfection, or the second derivative of this," she said. "I think employment is going to be so key across all markets and the credit market is also key to look out for, in terms of what we should do next." ...

Industry funds a bright spot for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... growing their adviser numbers as their member bases grow. And, the super funds are also proving to be more attractive employment options for advisers. "Adviser numbers at industry funds are growing at a steady pace, and I think that will continue," he ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... travel, don't attend school or don't report for work - and even if they braved it out, find that their places of employment are shuttered anyway. Coronaphobia is proving claims made during the GFC that governments and central banks should have ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... also said the gap in superannuation between men and women should be addressed through a combination of super policy, employment policy and availability of affordable childcare.