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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... be unable to re-start operations in factories that couldn't source raw materials from their suppliers and/or whose workers are ill, quarantined or simply afraid of contracting the virus in their workplace or as they commute to their workplace. That ...

First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... billion fund. First State Super merged with Health Super, a Victorian based fund serving health and community services workers, in 2011.

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... than that paid by many other nations. The institute said the Productivity Commission's "best in show" system would ensure workers were defaulted into funds which performed well when it comes to fees and performance, helping to solve the problem. "'Best ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
An activist group who met with $50 billion industry fund HESTA following a protest have revealed that several from their group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... of the minimum superannuation threshold. "The $450 threshold creates an unnecessary gap in super coverage that affects workers most in need of superannuation such as low income and casual workers - a group in which women are over-represented. It also ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... stoke demand but would do little to boost supply - demand could rise but there'll be less factories operating, less workers working adding to the overseas disruptions to the supply chain. The European Commission's new aid package worth €232 ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... financial services and financial technology Senator Jane Hume confident more millions in unpaid super will be paid to workers as a result. "This policy is all about reuniting hardworking Australians with their super," Hume said. "We anticipate at least ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... flawed" as it is based on lifetime income. "This has always limited the superannuation accrued by casual and part-time workers, of which a high proportion are women," the NFAW said. "The tax concessions that are associated with the superannuation system ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... indicators. The ABS reports itself showing monthly hours worked fell by 8.1 million hours over the month. Employers would ask workers to work more hours before hiring extra staff. The ANZ job ads survey - which leads employment growth by three to six ...

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Dolly Parton The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the growth of wages among the country's workers is that it's not. The Statistician's "Wage Price Index" report showed total wages grew by 2.2% in the year to the ...