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Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... Australia would "do too little on the fiscal front". "We will damage the ability of the economy to come out this crisis healthy enough to grow away the debt," Holden said. Overall, Richardson said the government's decisions are worth the debt. Pointing ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... government's $213 billion stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending, across ...

Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... response. Ryan said trustees find themselves having to reconsider the levels of liquidity they require, even if they hold enough liquidity to satisfy their regulatory requirements. "If you're a fund or a trustee, you are investing for the long-term knowing ...

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... program would apply to all businesses and most workers, the ACTU is concerned the $1500 fortnightly payment "may not be enough". "We believe that allowing this amount to increase up to the median wage of $1,375 a week is what is needed," McManus said. ...

First in first out?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... that China hasn't recorded any domestically-transmitted cases of the coronavirus for several days running aren't good news enough, the latest purchasing managers' survey from the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) provides an early indication that economic ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... positions - or investors covering short positions. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. The overriding question is, are these measures enough to sustain market confidence, and more importantly, limit the contraction in the economy. Not so, according to the latest ...

Super fund warns self-employed of early release risks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... from balances that are currently over 30% off their recent highs, and then they'll struggle to top-up their super fast enough to take advantage of the markets' recovery on the other side of the crisis," GigSuper said. The fund is calling on the government ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... last major policy innovation from stretched policy makers, the question is what comes now?" He questioned. "Will this be enough to send markets higher or will the focus return to the viral data and the uncertainty of the eventual economic impact? Incremental ...

New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... expectations." Walsh said he has admired the life insurer from afar for some time. "Over the years [I] have been fortunate enough to visit its [AIA's] operations and leadership in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Australia," Walsh said. "As the largest ...

APRA locks in mid-year heat map update

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... underperformance. According to APRA, the seven months since the heat map's release in December 2019 should have been enough time for trustees to make improvements to the fees they charge members, and costs to run their fund. However, the regulator ...