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MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... well and good for any government to strive to get its fiscal house in order - deliver a budget surplus and lower the national debt - but with business investment continuing to contract (actual capex down 13.7% in the year to the September quarter; expected ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest National Accounts update showed the Australian economy contracted by 0.5% instead - the first quarterly drop since the 0.2% fall registered ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... actions saw the organisation lose $33,419.11. At the time of her actions Whelan was an authorised representative under National Adviser Services, AFSL No. 233750. Her status as an authorised representative was terminated on 2 August 2016. As part of ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed an independent customer advocate to support its retail and small business customers in resolving serious complaints. Catherine Wolthuizen will step into the newly created banking role as NAB commits to the ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... financial advice, something he calls a "huge success." Fog progressed through multiple positions at MLC, culminating in national head of practice management and national head of sales and advice. After that, in 2012, he took over from Geoff Rogers as ...

Are Australians money dumb about savings?

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... paid on life insurance for being a smoker and whether you can deduct income protection premiums on your tax return. The national average for correct answers from this year's respondents sits at just 57%, down from 67% in 2014. Money expert at finder.com.au ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... is because the bump in Indian GDP is due to the change in methodology the Statistician calculates the country's gross national product. Here's Reuters again, "India now measures GDP by market prices instead of factor costs, to take into account gross ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... unions need a rebalancing mechanism as a substitute for the previous mechanism of appreciation or depreciation of the national currency of the stronger/weaker economies, respectively." There you go, Alexis... your problem now becomes their problem... ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... would provide incentives for retirees to remove their money from the super system "as this would impose longevity risk, credit and inflation risk, whilst also crystalizing reinvestment risk." Recently Industry Super Australia (ISA) said its analysis ...

ASIC bans convicted broker

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... ensure borrowers have trust and confidence in the lending sector," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. Since becoming the national regulator of consumer credit in 2010, ASIC has banned 29 individuals or companies (including 15 permanent bans) for instances ...