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JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
One in five Australians who received the JobKeeper payment would not have stayed employed this year without it, according to a research paper from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Morrison government announced a series of fiscal measures at ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." - Louis Armstrong It'll be peculiar to even be humming this immortal classic at a time when covid-19 continues to afflict most of the world. But the way it's going for this land down under, it wouldn't ...

US analysts fail to add value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
In a study of 3.8 million analyst forecasts in 45 countries between 1994 and 2019 it has been found that US analysts fail to outperform on average. The research paper, titled Analyst Recommendations and Anomalies Across the Globe by Victor Azvevedo ...

Business tax expanded to big corporates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
The government has expanded its temporary tax write-off measure to include businesses with turnover over $5 billion. Businesses with aggregated turnover over $5 billion due to income from overseas that have invested $100 million intangible depreciating ...

Retirement income failing Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
Creating equitable retirement outcomes in Australian society should be an objective of the retirement income system, but the Retirement Income Review raised concerns about some falling through the gaps. In 2018, the median super balance for Aboriginal ...

Fifth pillar in retirement system considered

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The Retirement Income Review (RIR) has discussed the possibility of a fifth pillar in Australia's retirement income system based on a suggestion from the World Bank in 2008. The review noted that currently Australia has three pillars: the Age Pension ...

Chief economist update: A wonderful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... uptick in the number of Australians finding their way back into the workforce with 178,000 jobs added in October. "Today's job numbers confirm that Australia's economic recovery is gaining momentum," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. Frydenberg ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... board member and banker Carolyn Kay and former SMSF Association chair Deborah Ralston produced the 600-page report. Their job was not to make any recommendations (akin to the Royal Commission or Productivity Commission's final reports) but set the ...

Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... of employees located in the physical workplace feel exposed to COVID-19 and feel t risk of getting sick while doing their job. The study found that flexible work arrangements as a 'must have' employee benefit, followed by professional training, extra ...

Chief economist update: Australian wages slow but still grow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... November from 122.2 in the previous month - indicating that more respondents expect higher unemployment. Consumers expecting job losses would go slow on shopping and save before slow wages growth become nil wages.