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Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... contagion. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may have been just politicking when he announced several bushfire recovery measures - topped by a A$2 billion funding for the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency - for one can read ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... bfinance said. "In total, 31% of the group lean more towards the 'prolonged recession' camp, while 32% sit on the 'faster recovery' side of the fence."

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... superannuation savings with zero interest rates, allowing them to repay their super funds when their income returns to "normal". Recovery expected in 2021 Following a conference call of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors Georgieva said ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... FX head strategist for APAC said part of the worry is that the global economy was only just starting to show signs of recovery post-GFC. "What we have now is intense worry about a global credit crisis and recession after the coronavirus outbreak struck ...

Super fund warns self-employed of early release risks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... 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 to create special measures for self-employed ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... profits, labour market gains and investments," Perpetual said. "Risk markets will not have to see all four to begin their recovery, but investors need to remain cautious as major downside risks in markets are still prevalent and may spark when the economic ...

COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... 94% correlation to equities." While the $290 billion seems high for now, members will benefit from the upside in the recovery, Dunnin said. "As difficult as this recent period is, we should take solace that it takes us back just to where many of us were ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... the global economy amid the pandemic. Despite short-term growth being damaged, Morningstar predicts a global economic recovery next year. "We expect near-term impact to be savage, shaving off 2 percentage points from global GDP growth," it said. "However ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... to crystallise current losses by unnecessarily accessing their super accounts so as to take advantage of the eventual recovery in investment markets," Elia said. "To date we have had very very little, a handful of inquiries. The scheme does not come ...

Recovery expected in 2021: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Although the outlook for 2020 looks bleak, recovery is on the cards for 2021, according to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. Following a conference call of G20 finance ministers and Central Bank governors Georgieva said that while the human ...