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Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025

... advisory board. Commenting, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wilkinson has been instrumental in formulating the economic response to COVID-19 and the implementation of JobKeeper, as well as the preparation of the past four budgets under the Labor government. ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025

... catering to a shrinking industry, MIESF has recently struggled with declining member accounts and cash flows, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, CareSuper and MIESF confirmed the merger would go ahead, citing their shared member-first heritage ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a "productivity bubble", in which measured labour productivity rose to a record high between January 2020 and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed. ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025

... money," she said, warning that this is not the ideal move - even in uncertain times. During major global crises such as Covid-19, the Gulf War and September 11, J.P. Morgan research shows that a balanced portfolio generally outperforms cash. For the ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025

... three decades, four rounds of US Federal Reserve quantitative earnings during and after the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, lower tax rates, and more recently, investment hype surrounding artificial intelligence. He acknowledged that ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025

Australians who have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic have cut their commutes by around three hours a week, equivalent to a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new research by the Committee for Economic Development ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... lines hold, the fallout has the potential to dwarf the economic impact on the Australian economy felt during the GFC and COVID." The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced its cash rate this week, citing uncertainty surrounding the tariffs. "Against ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025

... structural challenge that requires dedicated attention from government and industry," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "The COVID pandemic was a massive global economic shock. The pandemic and the policy response to it drove a sharp rise - and then ...

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025

... fourth largest decline across all registrable superannuation entities. "The fund's sustainability metrics, as a result of COVID, weren't great..." Kaspar said. CareSuper's balanced MySuper default investment option returned 10.6% over the year to ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025

... also flagged by the research, which pointed out that Australia's productivity performance has been flat since the start of COVID-19 in 2020. " With changing global and domestic conditions, it is imperative we address productivity challenges, including ...

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Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN

Future Fund chair Greg Combet said that the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund has received the green light from the government to manage a portion of its portfolio internally, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Sydney yesterday.

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN

Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey.

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA

While investor sentiment has improved since Liberation Day, geopolitical and tariff uncertainties will continue to deteriorate fund flows for asset managers, Morningstar predicts.

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA

Geopolitical uncertainties are forcing family offices out of US equities, diversifying into cash and liquid alternatives, according to BlackRock's annual Global Family Office Survey.

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