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Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... offsetting the 10% contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. More recent reports indicate continued growth in the economy with the Caixin China PMI - composite, manufacturing and services - remaining at levels indicating expansion (above 50) ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... different given the re-imposition of social restrictions and lockdown in Victoria - which accounts for around a quarter of the economy -- and the closure of state borders initiated in early August. Equally unsurprising, the return to contraction is due ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... communities where members live, work and retire. ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said superannuation underpins the economy with its investments in productivity-boosting assets. "The savings mobilised by superannuation funds facilitate a long-term ...

Westpac ditches dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic is clear as activity fell and margins declined." King said while there have been some signs that the economy is performing better than early expectations, significant uncertainty remains. "We continue to offer deferral support where ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... "Under normal conditions investors would seek out the best investment opportunities. It's hard to do that when the economy is in recession with a possible depression just around the corner." VanEck director of investment Russel Chesler agrees, arguing ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... the government will need to consider whether or not to go ahead with the increase as the nation works at rebuilding the economy. "On the issue of the superannuation guarantee we're very aware of those issues and, you'd also be aware of the statements ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... travel, tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors are hardest hit, theseindustries have multiplier effects on the rest of the economy. Banking, insurance, farming (to name a few) and the personnel they employ would be affected. It then becomes a vicious ...

CEFC makes first foray into industrial investments

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... help meet their ESG targets, the industrial property sector provides important opportunities to further decarbonise the economy." There are various industrial assets ripe for green retrofitting, he said, including about 35 million square metres of industrial ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... scenario in which central banks are unable to hike interest rates due to the unprecedented amount of outstanding debt in the economy," it said. "Risk managers are seeking robust portfolios that are more attuned to - and better able to navigate - these ...

IOOF, LUCRF Super on ERS workload

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... They have requested product and option level information, so that the government can determine certain outcomes for the economy," he said. "We are seeing quite a lot of these requests coming in and must answer them at a very granular level in terms of ...