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Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Multiplying rates of coronavirus infections forced the UK government to impose strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons on March 23. These restrictions were then gradually eased ...

Worst investment ideas revealed: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... untenable commitment to acquire customers for roughly $1000 on average and monetise them," the report said. It's also bad news for brick and mortar retail, according to ARK, which the report named as the second bad investment idea. The researchers said ...

Industry fund updates investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
An industry super fund has bumped up its fees on some investment options due to the effects of COVID-19 market volatility. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACSRF) said the changes are set to come into effect on November 1. "Due to ...

Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... after hitting 11-year lows back in April this year. So why is Wall Street jumping up and down and going round and round on news of progress or otherwise on stimulus talks? More to the point, why the need for more stimulus when the economy - as recent ...

APRA reduces ERS reporting for funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
The prudential regulator has announced it will cut down on the amount of information it requires funds to provide as part of the Early Release of Super reporting standards. From September 30, APRA said it will only require sections 6-8 of SRF 91.1 ...

Future Fund posts modest growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
Australia's sovereign wealth fund grew 1.1% in the September quarter to $163 billion, but is down 1.8% year on year due to the impact of COVID-19 in the March quarter. Future Fund chair Peter Costello said the fund exists to strengthen the Commonwealth's ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
It's been just over a month when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons -- as Japan's prime minister. It wasn't a great time for a handover given the significantly weakened state of the global and domestic ...

LaSalle joins 2050 club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... power and building electrification, off-site renewables, renewable energy credits and, as a last resort, carbon offsets. The news follows that of IFM, Cbus, Aware Super and UniSuper among others in working towards a carbon neutral future.

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
It won't be long now till we again hear "balcony concertos" - the ones started in Italy back in March this year (and gone viral on cyberspace) when the government imposed a hard lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic - for infections in Europe ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Australia will have a better economic outcome in the coming months if Australians ensure they keep spending and investing, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. Lowe said the nation's recovery will depend on how willing ...