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Agriculture high on industry fund agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... wholesale agricultural markets and neutralise big supermarket and international subsidy impacts. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said with the right expertise and policy settings, industry superannuation funds could be enticed to substantially increase ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... and drive up housing prices while doing nothing to address supply. It's simply bad policy," ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said. FSC chief officer Sally Loane was quick to remind members of the objective of superannuation; to ensure Australians ...

Home deposits unwelcome in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... reduce retirement savings and drive up housing prices while doing nothing to address supply. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said: "In the housing affordability debate, the focus should be on land release, regulation and tax subsidies that fuel investment ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... of members having low levels of financial literacy. Citing a 2016 working paper from CIFR, ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 5.5% increase in SMSF membership in 2015 was attributable to members "having low financial literacy, high confidence ...

Infrastructure critical for super returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... gain are doing little to increase either growth or productivity," author of the report and ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said. "Companies remain reluctant to invest capital, creating a self-fulfilling cycle, sending returns even lower. "As a consequence ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Daily economic activities across Australia and the world are first viewed by Stephen Anthony through one lens - the national interest. It is the chief economist's view that whatever is in the national interest is generally going to be in the interest ...

Government finds $2.9 billion from super tax

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... support an income stream in retirement around four times the level of the single Age Pension. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 2016 budget will provide some relief to Australians struggling to build a decent retirement income. "However, there ...

Reforms aimed at supporting women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... superannuation savings." In response to the increase in the low income spouse offset, Industry Super chief economist, Stephen Anthony, welcomed the government's decision not to abolish the payment, highlighting the need to close the gap between super ...

ISA appoints "fiscal hawk" chief economist

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has appointed a new chief economist. Stephen Anthony joins the association from Macroeconomics, where he was director of budget and forecasting. He is also a former Treasury economist and participated in the development ...
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