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Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... the CBA Youthsaver account has plummeted from 1.85% 12 months ago to 0.75%. But Tindall warns that the highest interest rates don't necessarily have the best returns. "Kids' savers are anything but child's play. Many of them are littered with terms and ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... those surveyed. Saving was the most popular goal, with 57% planning to top up their savings despite record low interest rates. Some people, about 22%, were planning to spend their tax savings - with a third of those acknowledging the money would be put ...

Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... relief. In terms of monetary policy, the Fed's flooded the system with money, money, money in terms of reduced interest rates and asset purchases... and ready and willing to do more if needed. "Be greedy". "Greed is good" (Gordon Gekko) It's ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... the taxation system, according to Plato Investment Management. Plato portfolio manager Peter Gardner said, with interest rates at historic lows, many retirees are in a position where they could garner more income from franking credits than cash investments. ...

Retirement costs keep rising: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... dining-out options, have had a significant short-term impact on retirement lifestyles, ASFA found. "Recent reductions in interest rates and dividends also are having an impact on the financial position of many Australian retirees," Fahy added. ASFA said ...

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... of concern about businesses with higher leverage, higher sensitivity to economic growth and an expectation that interest rates will remain very low for the foreseeable future. "Further fiscal stimulus is needed to bridge the economy towards a "COVID-OFF" ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... late-August/early-September after the US Federal Reserve announced a shift into a lower for longer strategy - suggesting that Australian interest rates would be at a premium over US rates going forward and enticing investors to buy the Aussie dollar ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if necessary, and also it expects short- and long-term policy interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels," it said. The BOJ downgraded its fiscal year 2020/21 GDP forecast to a contraction ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... as a store of value and a credible diversifier, which will increasingly be sought in an environment of negative interest rates and slow economic growth," he said.

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... times, monetary interventions also removes excess risk pricing in the markets. But these are not normal times. When interest rates are already low, and private demand is constrained by design as is the case today, the transmission from financing conditions ...