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Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... infections -- instead of the original plan for an in-person tete-a-tete says a great deal about the states of the economy and health the world still finds itself -- much more than digesting, dissecting and analysing Fed chair Powell's missive. Of ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... because their staff have learned more about their colleagues. Every executive surveyed however, worried about staff's mental health issues. "Given the blurring of home and work life, many investment professionals worked more hours during this time, leading ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... contracted workforce; few companies define and describe their labour hire and contracted workforce; many fail to report health and safety data for contractors; and companies often use different reporting metrics for direct and indirect workforces. For ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... heavyweights have thrown their support behind Lifeline, as the pandemic, lockdowns and economic uncertainty sees mental health services stretched. Janus Henderson head of retail distribution Jordan Tang organised Berry Motorfair for the first time last ...

NGS, ACSRF shelve merger plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
After 12 months of discussions, Sydney's Australian Catholic Superannuation and NGS Super have shelved their plans to merge and create a $21.5 billion fund. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2020, after years of informal discussions ...

Douugh rolls out robo-advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... sophisticated wealth management has been a privilege reserved for the top 1%. Douugh Wealth democratises the path toward financial health for everyone regardless of where they start their wealth journey." Goodments by Douugh launched in Australia in ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... faced by retirees have begun to accelerate following a period when COVID-19 led suspensions or delays in key costs such as health insurance," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. ASFA adjusted for one-off changes to All Groups Consumer Price Index ...

Super unit boosts Equity Trustees performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Equity Trustees' major superannuation client wins in the last financial year saw the business unit more than triple its assets. The superannuation business' funds grew from $11.2 billion to $33.6 billion year on year. It now provides trustee services ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... wage growth by industry was 0.1% for the electricity, gas, water and waste services, transport, postal and warehousing, health care and social assistance and arts and recreational services industries. The highest was 0.6% growth for the rental hiring ...

ASX posts mixed results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The ASX recorded a 3.6% decrease in statutory profit to $480.9 million as expenses rose to support operating and growth initiatives. Operating revenue grew 1.4% to $951.5 million which it attributed to growth in listings and issuer services. ASX chief ...