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Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Australian economic and survey data released over the past 24 hours provide further credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) optimism over the economic outlook and at the same time afford federal treasurer ScoMo the right to give Moody's recent ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Australia Taxation Office has hit back at claims by the Senate economics committee that its "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance. In a press release issued yesterday ...

MainstreamBPO chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
A new chief executive for MainstreamBPO was named yesterday after longstanding chief executive and co-founder Byram Johnston stepped down effective immediately. Johnston indicated his desire to move away from the day-to-day management of the company. ...

Government reform to close super gender gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Women are facing significant challenges when it comes to saving for retirement and the gender gap won't be relieved without government input. That was the key message shared by Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer in a video address ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... policies - greater fiscal spending from fiscal rectitude - started by Donald Trump that's gaining copycats around the world? Yes, promised or actual increases in fiscal expenditure boost economic growth. But it also raises deficits and debts - ones that ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... calculations show that wages have to grow by 2.5% in the year to the March quarter just to maintain this positive 0.4% speed. Yes, tell me I'm dreaming. Low wages growth will keep consumer spending in check and/or deter businesses from lifting the price ...

We must lead by example: Loane

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... millennial women. "Each of us has a responsibility - as parents, as sisters, brothers, teachers - and as leaders of industry...Yes, government has a role to play. Yes, industry has a role to play. But only individuals can truly take control of their ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons for Australian superannuation funds to insource investment managers ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... since June last year to a high of 2.0% in February, headline CPI inflation eased sharply to 1.5% in March on the back of, yes, slowing energy prices. Moreover, the still low core inflation reading - 0.9% annual rate in December, January and February ...

ClearView slams APL standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... only allow sub-par practices to continue. ClearView managing director Simon Swanson described the FSC draft standard as a "Yes Minister" document, confirming the industry could not self-regulate and would achieve nothing in terms of increasing competition ...