Insights To Get You Started
Extension of JobSeeker Payment Measures
ON 21 JULY 2020, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO EXTEND INCOME SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST THEM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS EXTENDING THE PAYMENT PERIOD OF ITS TEMPORARY CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENT, THE AMOUNT OF THE CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE ADJUSTED DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD TO REFLECT THE GRADUALLY IMPROVING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO IMPROVING INCENTIVES AND GRADUALLY REINTRODUCING OBLIGATIONS FOR PAYMENT RECIPIENTS TO SEEK WORK.
How to keep your head while keeping your distance
Social isolation can be a challenge, but there are lots of ways to keep your head while keeping your distance.
There are people who are better at the whole social distancing game than others. If you already normally work from home, for instance, you might be laughing into your elbow as you listen to the newly homebound lament that their desire to binge on Netflix on the weekend isn’t so appealing when they can do it 24/7.
The Financial Year that was
Equities rallied to new highs by early January…
As far as financial markets were concerned, FY20 was “one for the ages”. The financial year started with equities struggling to make headway from July to September in the face of US-China trade tensions and an associated manufacturing slowdown. However, late 2019 saw equities rally as central banks enacted a ‘U-turn’ on monetary policy and US-China trade tensions eased, triggering a global manufacturing recovery. The rally received further fuel in early January when the US and China negotiated a ‘Phase 1’ trade deal, seemingly reducing the risk of a trade war.