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Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... under one of the strictest lockdowns in the world"! The consequences of this are splattered in the headlines: From the Australian Financial Review: Victoria's stage four lockdown to shrink national GDP growth Victoria's lockdown to result in ...

Specialist platforms prosper in June quarter

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... provider also added 20 new managed portfolios to its menu during the quarter, including ClearView Wealth portfolios, Australian share portfolios and diversified ETF portfolios. High net worth specialist Powerwrap also released its results for the June ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
"The Australian economy is fighting back." Prime Minister Scott Morrison's declaration referring to the bounce back in the Australian labour market wouldn't have rung hollow had it not been for the second wave in Victoria - the country's ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... March. Victorians not welcome. In order to ensure that what's happening in Victoria stays in Victoria, all other Australian state governments have closed their borders with the infected state. This should help limit the coronavirus from migrating ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... the Treasury Department about where the June quarter is expected to be." Frydenberg's statement comes after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its March quarter 2020 National Accounts report that showed the economy contracted by 0.3% ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... sense." Rice said it was likely that all Australians will need to pay their share of taxes to help repay "our bloated national debt". "Superannuation is a relatively soft target," he said. "It should pay its share, but let's hope any changes are well ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... from superannuation authorities in an attempt to rip-off unsuspecting superannuation members. By midday Thursday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission had received 19 Scamwatch reports from concerned members of the public who had been contacted ...

Challenger general manager jumps to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... executive, distribution product and marketing, during which Hacopian reported to him. Yarra Capital Management offer Australian equities (long-only, concentrated) and fixed income strategies and had $8.6 billion in funds under management at end of last ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... funds. However despite that, Industry Super Australia said its members stood ready to engage with the government and the Australian Tax Office to "make it work". "As we have been indicating publicly, this is an issue that must be handled very carefully ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... his claim that, "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point". The latest Australian National Accounts proved the truth in Lowe's statement. The domestic economy expanded by a better-than-expected 2.2% in the year to the ...