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JobKeeper, JobSeeker to be extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Australia's recovery. "JobSeeker and JobKeeper are temporary measures, they were always going to be temporary and I think Aussies understand that," Morrison said. "We always said it would taper back and scale down, they are not enduring and they are ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...

APRA warns of ERS second wave

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... a further $10,000 from their super. This was foreshadowed last week when the ATO website crashed due to the number of Aussies logging on to complete their tax return and apply for the second round of ERS. In addition, APRA said this may impact processing ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... awardees, despite COVID-19." "We also want to show our support and encourage all our winners to step up and help more Aussies recover and rebuild their wealth in these challenging times." The full list of 2020 MAX Award winners is below, or you can watch ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
In one of the most tragic of COVID-19 consequences, the pandemic is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before ...

Aussies flood to ERS as applications open

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed over 881,000 Australians have registered their interest in the government's early release scheme. An ATO spokesperson told Financial Standard that while official applications for the COVID-19 early release ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
The peak body for industry superannuation funds has launched an advertising campaign to warn Australians against crystallising their losses amid the market turmoil caused by COVID-19. Re-using a line from the backing track present in its television ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... that now their attention has turned to concerns about Australia's level of debt and the health of the local economy. "Aussies are worried about the underlying economy more than they are about volatility and near-term returns," Blomfield said. However ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the dangers posed by scammers who were attempting to use the government's early access initiative as a way to swindle Aussies out of their retirement savings.

Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... with chief executive Eva Scheerlinck pointing out unscrupulous operators were already doing what they could to de-fraud Aussies of their super savings. "Unfortunately, as we've seen before with any early release super measure, there are unscrupulous ...