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Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
There were several missed opportunities in the federal government's 2021 budget, according to industry leaders in the superannuation and charitable-giving sectors. The superannuation sector is letting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's proposals sink ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would go towards an additional 23,000 at-home care packages, with further investment set to be announced following the final recommendations of the Royal Commission into ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... (STEM). The government will also create jobs, encourage entrepreneurialism, and ensure the safety of women at work and at home. "The 2020 Women's Economic Security Statement will create more opportunities and choices for women, not just for the recovery ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... urban developments. The HomeBuilder scheme has cost the government $680 million, which is a time-limited program to help home buyers build a new home, or renovate an existing home. The purpose of the scheme was to help the residential construction market ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... The new restrictions include: pubs, bars and restaurants to close at 10PM and limited to table-only service, working from home if possible, limit on guests at wedding and receptions and indoor sports, face masks compulsory for bar staff and non-seated ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... points, one of which is allowing members, especially those who earn lower incomes, to use their super to purchase their first home. Mulino said that such a proposal "takes away the integrity of the scheme" and, together with the early release of super ...

817 super complaints during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... total. Travel insurance complaints made up the bulk, with 2610. There were 910 complaints about credit cards and 674 about home loans. Personal loans and business loans prompted 398 and 172 complaints respectively. By issue, delays in claim handing (883) ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... purchase orders were entered in Chen's brokerage account immediately following logins from IP addresses assigned to Yang's home address. The outcome was about US$900,000 of illegal profits. The transactions happened between June and October last year. ...

The future of infrastructure is digital: Macquarie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... of around 20% year on year pre-pandemic. "Since then we have seen that growth rate double as people have been working from home, or simply spending more time in a home environment," Kuchel said.

AMP hires people, culture lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... United Football Club. She was previously chief people officer at NetComm Wireless, director of human resources at Masters Home Improvement and general manager - human resources at Countdown in New Zealand. Prior to her time in New Zealand, Davie spent ...