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ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... extra $111 to spend each year. "The objective of assuming an offset scenario is not to recognise that rate as correct but rather to show that even with the highest wage offset assumptions there remains an undeniable case for increasing the SG, as workers ...

Senator remains firm on FASEA extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... have suggested, the amendment I moved was NOT inconsistent with the bill because the bill was not a FASEA bill, per se, rather an 'omnibus bill' (a bits and pieces bill)," Patrick said. The amendment Patrick sought deals with a loophole that allows some ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... like a bank ATM. "What this would mean is that super funds would have to hold more cash to pay out like a big bank ATM, rather than getting better returns by investing in assets for the long term." In his speech, the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... of the resolution because it was too narrow, seeking only that BHP walk away from its industry association memberships rather than put the onus the company to use its influence to create Paris aligned positions at them," Grey said. "Subsequent industry ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... hurrah! But hold your horses. Looking at the longer-term picture of the unemployment rate, it looks like a hook (careful) rather than a V. This is the same picture when looking at the US employment level rather than the monthly change - worst, it shows ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... trough, and in-line with September 2019 levels, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index was up 7% for the year. "This is all rather eye popping when one considers the current macro-economic backdrop," it said. "In the recent rally, market leaders have been ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... Australia's latest policy proposal. The FPA wants to see AFSLs only responsible for the oversight of product compliance, rather than being responsible for the regulatory compliance of individual financial advisers. Instead, the FPA envisions a world ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... continuing to rally -- the S&P 500 produced a return of +4.53% in May -- hedge funds may be completing their comeback sooner rather than later." Equity strategies were the top performing hedge funds in April 2020, returning 7.40% compared to the all-strategies' ...

Stop guessing games: AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... economic and corporate fallout is likely to be large and a sustainable demand recovery is dependent upon health solutions rather than just fiscal and monetary policy, and rapid redeployment of lost labour." He added that despite the world in some ways ...

Calls for overhaul of AFSL system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... executive Dante De Gori said the law should be changed to focus the AFSL system on the regulation of financial products, rather than requiring AFSLs to cover the provision of financial advice. "While the AFSL system plays an important role in regulating ...