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Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... interest rates and it will [cost] the government only $1.6 billion a year in interest payments," Hutley said. "This is of course only the interest but it is over a long period of time and we can pay this back very, very slowly. There is no need to be ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... financial advisers, Vynokur said, have been very well prepared for something to tip the market over. "Having said all that, of course, it's still very difficult for clients to look at their balance and see how far it has declined," Vynokur said. ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... once flow-on impacts to other sectors are included," he said. "Public health measures are needed to save lives, but of course they come at an economic cost. "The size of the shock Australia faces points to the need for substantial further support from ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... their concerns with super funds investing in fossil fuels" van de Pol said. "During the bushfire crisis, people were of course looking to help affected communities in any way they could. We also saw an unprecedented number of people wanting to learn ...

ATO to verify early release requests

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... the federal government's policy to allow members to access up to $20,000 from their superannuation accounts over the course of this year to assist them through the current crisis," Elia said. "Hostplus stands ready to do our part during these challenging ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... us that this is ill-advised, as they won't be in a position to benefit when markets rebound, and that those who stay the course are more likely to end up in a better position."

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... services plunged to a new series low reading of 39.1. The natural offshoot from a general slowdown in economic activity is, of course, unemployment. Latest available data show that unemployment insurance claims - a leading indicator of unemployment - ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... and healthcare firms, delivery brands, supermarkets and manufacturers of electronic goods. Green said the world would "of course" recover from the economic impact of the virus, and that professional investors had already adjusted their portfolios accordingly. ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... economic system. Most economists expect the global economy to rebound in the second half of 2020 - under the presumption, of course, that the coronavirus is licked by then - but what if it's not? If not is where the fiscal and monetary authorities ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... households to businesses, businesses to the domestic economy, domestic economy to the global economy - to fully run its course. For sure and for certain, one way or another, the coronavirus will run its course - either this minute speck of living organism ...