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Charities call for further stimulus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... a charities transformation fund to help organisations transition to the 'new normal'. It also calls for increased funding for government contracted services, the retention of JobSeeker at a higher level to mitigate the increase in demand for charities ...

Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... helpful way to test new solutions at lower risk, improve evaluation practices and build new and appropriate levels of funding for a service. "Successful social impact bond programs not only provide positive outcomes for target populations, and a return ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... These could include payroll tax cuts and rebates, more unemployment benefits, an infrastructure bill and additional funding for small businesses. She predicts US fiscal stimulus could total between US$3-5 trillion; or 15-25% of GDP. Despite this, State ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... Morrison may have been just politicking when he announced several bushfire recovery measures - topped by a A$2 billion funding for the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency - for one can read between the lines of their pronouncements ...

Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... pension itself." Grudnoff added such high rates of poverty in retirement are in part because so much of the taxpayer funding for retirement incomes "goes to high income households" in the form of superannuation tax concessions. "The rapid growth in these ...

Westpac halts short-term bonuses, culls Litepay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... stop Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) in the Philippines. The bank will also match the current level of funding for the government's SaferKidsPH partnership with save the Children, UNICEF, and the Asia Foundation over the next six years ...

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... recommended that the SEC review RMBS asset disclosure requirements. In Australia, RMBS issuance is a major source of funding for residential mortgages. In a speech last year Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... said the Budget was "balanced" and one "for all Australians." The Governance Institute was pleased with the increased funding for ASIC and APRA, and said pushes from both the Government and the Opposition on governance matters were "good to see." Greg ...

Superannuation Consumer Advocate proposal needs work

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... highlighted shortcomings. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said: "We will be calling for long-term and sufficient funding for a powerful advocacy body in the sector that is free from industry influence and annual budget cycle pressure." The financial ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... the projected cost in that same year for any one of Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Commonwealth funding for schools and hospitals, Family Tax Benefit or the Disability Support Pension - all of which are amongst the top ten spending ...