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Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The coronavirus pandemic hit women's job security and productivity the hardest, taking a significant toll on their mental health compared to men, new research shows. Two in three women tended to suffer from mental health issues compared to half ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... long period of time. There is a risk that if we don't dial back stimulus once we're completely free and clear of the pandemic that we do create inflationary pressures and that's just something we'll have to keep an eye on," he said. The Fed ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... continue to increase for retirees, barriers to international travel mean they can spend more on the local economy. As the pandemic continues to deter overseas travel, many retirees are shifting this budget onto domestic travel, home improvements and ...

AMP launches new intra-fund advice offer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... particular, the critical and sometimes complex transition from our working lives into retirement." He added that the COVID-19 pandemic increased awareness around financial security for many Australians, but that work still has to be done to turn that ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... surely to arise in the longer term, as a whole Australia has fared extremely well in the economic shock caused by the pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns. Close to a year ago to the day, the severity of COVID-19 was hitting governments and markets around ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... milestone of $3.04 trillion at the end of 2020. While the investments of superannuation funds copped a beating when the pandemic hit around this time last year, APRA's December 2020 statistics shows that the asset pool rebounded 7.7%. On a year-on-year ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... events, including legislative changes by the federal government, and the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have increased the cost of providing insurance cover to members through their super," LUCRF Super told members. It's the latest ...

Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... what conflict is, how it can impact our mental health, and how we can successfully manage it." She added that since the pandemic, people are having to navigate unchartered levels of stress and that this is exacerbating challenging interactions at the ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... the six months to December 2020. This is 5% higher than December 2019 or prior to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. ME Bank said, as a result, the overall comfort index reached its highest level since the survey began in October ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... - a premature tightening of financial conditions that'll negate all the efforts they have thrown at the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Not on their watch.