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Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
The financial services industry saw a significant boost to online job advertisements after suffering a major blow due to COVID-19, according to the latest Sunsuper Australian Job Index report. The financial services industry suffered an early, and extreme ...

No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has said the government will likely need to borrow more money, but warned the central bank will not directly provide funding. Giving his annual address to the Anika Foundation, Lowe stressed that while ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... that future waves of contagion can be handled. It said fiscal policy will need to remain supportive and flexible until a safe and durable exit from the crisis is secured. "While the trajectory of public debt could drift up further in an adverse scenario ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... year's high of 444.63 points recorded in February. Even gold fell by 11.3% between February and March before re-asserting its safe-have quality and rallying by 18.6% to date. In comparison, the commodity price index remains 22.5% lower so far this ...

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
A $3.4 billion industry superannuation fund has struck an exclusive partnership which it hopes will help it attract 3000 new members each year. First Super, which traditionally services the paper and timber industry but is public offer, will now be ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... part on the country's success in containing COVID-19. "A full recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it is safe to reengage in a broad range of activities," Powell said. "The path forward will also depend on the policy actions taken ...

Crypto investment opportunities outright scams: ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
ASIC has reported an increase in investment scams during the COVID-19 pandemic, with most cryptocurrency "opportunities" in particular panning out to be outright scams. The corporate watchdog saw a 20% increase in scam reports from March to May this ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... current and prospective retirees nationwide, Allianz Retire+ found that four in five feel that their investments are not safe from economic downturn, while one in three have downgraded their expectations for retirement. "COVID-19 is taking a terrible ...

Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
New research from MSCI aims to explore the correlation between environmental, social and governance factors and performance by breaking down a company's ESG score by the letter. MSCI core equity research executive director Guido Giese said MSCI had ...

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
COVID-19 has caused an uptick in the demand for access to mental health and wellbeing training for the employees of financial services firms, according to SuperFriend. New analysis by the wealth management industry's mental health partner reveals a ...