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Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... regulators in the UK, Europe and Australia will make around banking payouts." "And of course, so much depends on the pandemic and the severity and duration of any further lockdowns. As a rough guide, we estimate a worst case for dividends to be flat ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... freeze. Sure, the new restrictions are less severe and narrower and targeted than those imposed during wave one of the pandemic, but constrain societal and economic life they still will. In addition, there's still the question of whether a less than ...

Frydenberg unveils Retirement Income Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... (SG) will not go ahead next year, citing that "we are living in a different economic environment" thanks to the global pandemic. "We will consider this report and other views and we will make a decision in light of current circumstances before that scheduled ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
The NSW Court of Appeal has ruled pandemic exclusions are invalid, and insurers will have to cover COVID-19; a ruling that has seen IAG go into a trading halt. IAG entered a trading halt on the back of the news, with the ruling possibly meaning insurers ...

Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... leave. The study also found that 40% of Australians are suffering from some form of mental ill-health due to the ongoing pandemic while the vast majority (80%) of employers said they are not tracking or measuring their employee mental health. It's not ...

Chief economist update: Australian wages slow but still grow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... from last year. "The September quarter is generally a quarter of solid wage growth, however, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a subdued rate of wage growth in September quarter 2020," ABS head of price statistics Andrew Tomadini said. ...

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... can be difficult to look beyond the current news flow and think about the long term," JPMAM said. "But with the global pandemic still dominating the headlines, that task is even more challenging - and yet it is also even more essential." JPMAM said ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... daily life amid a resurgence of the coronavirus that some officials say is the most widespread and intense since the pandemic struck in March." "Governors in New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah and other states have imposed measures..." Since then ...

CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... pipeline" of firms to acquire. "This is despite the currently challenging economic conditions, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We remain confident that the company can weather these challenges, but also take advantage of the numerous opportunities ...

Advice firms need technology to survive: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... providing advice and changing consumer behaviour." Further to this, the survey reveals that while 88% of advisers believe the pandemic has demonstrated the value of advisers, two thirds of respondents think it will widen the advice gap highlighting the ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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