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Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The Morrison government has released its Mid-Year Economic Financial Outlook (MYEFO), proving the old saying 'You must spend money to make money' right. This quote, generally attributed to Roman playwright, poet and philosopher Titus Maccius ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... been fair for the average financial adviser to go into 2020 less than optimistic. As the pandemic hit, advisers had the tough job of guiding clients through extreme market volatility while getting used to meeting clients over Zoom rather than in the ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... other interesting thing about the demographics of our membership is that they invariably are of a lower income, they have less job security and there's a high proportion in rural and regional areas. "They're the areas that concern us the most ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to household wealth hitting a record high as Australians stashed their cash during a year plagued with volatile markets and an economic shutdown. Total household wealth increased 1.7% to a record high of $11.35 trillion ...

Technology a tool not a threat: Avaloq

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... free up resources for specialist tasks. The back-office respondents noted that the role of technology will not replace their job but make actions like settlements or payments easily automated. Avaloq group chief service delivery officer Michael Pahlke ...

Industry fund names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... Employees' Superannuation Fund has appointed a former Link Group general manager and industry fund chief executive to its top job. MIESF has named Katherine Kaspar as its incoming chief executive, following the announcement that Bill McRobert will retire ...

360 Capital raises bid for Evans Dixon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... managers. Evans Dixon has had a rough year. The firm posted a statutory loss of $30.5 million for FY20 after a year that included job cuts, leadership changes and troubles with its American real estate fund. Its troubles did not stop. On September 4 ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... we need to have a strong focus on their soft skills. Not just whether they delivered outstanding financials in their last job, but who are they as people? What do others really think about them? Are they genuine culture carriers?" Green said. "We habitually ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... to 61.5% from 61.7% in October. Moreover, the household survey showed that the number of people reporting they still have a job but not at work due to illness soared to 1.85 million, the third highest on record. It's beginning to look a lot like ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... road - at a not very fast pace. Lowe said he believes Australia has the capability, resources and capacity to do a better job than we are currently doing to come out of the pandemic in a good position. "This is why structural reform is such an important ...