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Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... work part time. Despite this, she said: "[But] allowing two withdrawals of up to $10,000 each in the midst of a global pandemic was needed as evidenced by 2.6 million individual applicants who have taken advantage of the scheme to support themselves ...

Chief economist update: Fed heads for the mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Muhammad must go to the mountain." True to its legend, the Jackson Hole symposium - online as it may be this year due to the pandemic - produced another significant shift in US monetary policy. On August 27 at the Hole, US Federal Reserve chair virtually ...

Shareholders approve Aon, WTW merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... to provide more relevant solutions for clients, he added, saying it has only become more important during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The events of 2020 are illustrative of the exact type of transformative long-tail risk our new organisation will be best ...

ASIC grants frozen fund relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... is granting new relief measures to help investors facing financial hardship get access to money stuck in frozen funds. Pandemic-induced volatility has seen a number of managed investment schemes freeze redemptions for fear of undermining their fund. ...

COVID-19 may delay retirement: WTW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... COVID-19 could delay a person's retirement by as much as eight years. WTW said a range of factors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic mean superannuation fund members may need to keep working anywhere between two and eight years longer before retiring. Head ...

Link suffers in COVID environment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... McMurtie said the business successfully completed its transformation into five global business units. "Whilst the COVID- 19 pandemic has delayed the benefit realisation expected, Link Group delivered $14.7 million of savings this year and plans to deliver ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... June. All three measures have been negative since the December 2019 quarter, before the coronavirus became the covid-19 pandemic. Like many, if not most, nations, Japan delivered substantial amounts of fiscal and monetary stimuli to mitigate the fallout ...

Australian Ethical benefits from seismic cultural shift

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... about the vulnerability of the planet; we've gone through horrendous bushfires and then rolled straight into a global pandemic," McMurdo said. "So, if you can invest this way and make this kind of impact, then why wouldn't you?" Correction: An ...

Equipsuper changes insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... acknowledged that these changes are occurring at time of significant uncertainty as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, the introduction of these changes has been delayed, however no further delays are possible," the fund said in ...

Citi hires new banking, wealth lead

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... business," Chowdhury said. "In these challenging times, I will ensure our clients are supported as they navigate the pandemic, and have market-leading access to competitive products and insight." The bank also reported it had had a record year in bonds ...