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Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Around half of complaints received about superannuation are to do with account administration issues, according to latest data from AFCA. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) Datacube revealed out of the 2220 complaints received about ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... Trump's trade war -- and other challenges in-between -- proved no match for central bank money Throw enough money at the problem and the problem will go away. ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), NIRP (negative interest rate policy) and QE (quantitative ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... of Cinderella; they're all at the ball and they're expecting to leave the party at one minute before midnight. The only problem is at this party the clock has no hands. "How many people can really identify where the asset bubbles are in the world, are ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... or simply afraid of contracting the virus in their workplace or as they commute to their workplace. That is the supply problem. Lower interest rates could theoretically ramp up demand but increased demand amounts to zilch if there's nothing to buy. ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... authors noted that motherhood typically brings a wage penalty and reduces workplace equality. "These issues are not just a problem for women, they are a problem for society and the economy, which is less productive and less integrated as a result," said ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... ensure workers were defaulted into funds which performed well when it comes to fees and performance, helping to solve the problem. "'Best in show' would improve returns as funds competed to make the shortlist and stay there. Market discipline would come ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... you engage with the company and encourage them to spend money and go down a better path, you actually start solving the problem." While Bhansali pointed to Phillip Morris as an example, she said the consensus views on ESG are flawed in several sectors. ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Mutual fund assets in sustainable investments surged 23% in 2019, as Aussie investors wake up to the "critical threat" of climate change. Singapore based research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that the sector recorded $1.2 billion in ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Be careful what you wish for. Many European countries and their citizens have long been complaining about the growing problem of overtourism in their respective cities. Italy, for one, has introduced new rules and regulations prohibiting sitting on the ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... their progress. McAllister said the government's approach didn't seem "like a very good-faith approach to unscrambling a problem". "We've got billions of dollars in superannuation not being paid to ordinary workers. We've put a constructive proposal ...