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Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... "busier than ever", Gordon said. He hasn't seen any redundancies at all in super. The pay cuts are not necessarily bad news, rather, businesses are hoping to avoid making redundancies - a sign that there is faith things will return to normal after the ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... conflicts," he explained. "I think some of the criticism levelled at the industry is harsh and unnecessarily politicised, rather than the big picture of what the industry should seek to achieve." Griffith said, on the whole, Australia's super industry ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... said. Additionally, FEW executive director Alex Tullio said IOOF's decision to come on board at a time when many would rather wait until the pressures of COVID-19 pass speaks volumes. Commenting on the move, Mota said: "At IOOF, we're fortunate ...

Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... believe the GLI asset class is well suited to this type of macro environment, with its essential service nature, structural rather than cyclical growth characteristics and a benign interest rate outlook."

Westpac AUSTRAC bill continues to grow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... results on 4 May 2020. Due to COVID-19, Westpac will conduct its first half results presentation online and by teleconference rather than in person.

Big four urged to pay up dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... shares will be issued matching the dollar value of all the dividends that they pay. "For all those investors electing cash rather than the DRP, the company will still issue new shares which a broker will sell on market during the DRP pricing period. ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... five fold increase in applications to join the platform. She added that investors had been taking the opportunity to buy, rather than sell. "These investors are buyers, almost exclusively, and they're also buying big names - banks, big miners, as ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... small and medium-sized businesses. Exchange settlement balances at the Reserve Bank will be remunerated at 10 basis points, rather than zero as would have been the case under the previous arrangements." As well as continuing "to provide liquidity to ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... maybe even the Nike swoosh tick. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, likens his forecast to the Nike swoosh rather than a V- or U-shaped rebound. Zandi said US output could plunge at an annualised pace of as much as 25% in the second quarter ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... about is providing things that will streamline the delivery of advice. Being able to do more through records of advice rather than Statements of Advice, for example." Anderson said he's conscious that an SOA is something clients might not be able ...