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MTAA Super increases premiums amid merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... from $158.50 to $340.80. "There are also other impacts such as the indirect economic impacts of COVID-19 with the weaker economy and the impending end of Job keeper support, it is expected that there will be increased TPD and income protection claims," ...

ANZ posts 54% profit rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... well and we have the capital, liquidity and operational capacity to continue to support our customers and the broader economy through what remains a volatile period," Elliott said. Elliott said on the operational side the bank successfully managed a ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The US economy is not out of the woods yet and therefore, worrywarts need not be concerned over rising inflation - that would prompt the Fed taper policy accommodation. "Participants observed that the economy was far from achieving the committee's ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... Westpac group chief executive Peter King said: "It has been a good start to the year with higher earnings, a stronger economy, and solid progress on our fix, simplify, perform strategic priorities." "Our first quarter 2021 result was higher than the ...

SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... their own financial best interest," Burgess said. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume briefly addressed the conference, saying that SMSFs are an integral part of the superannuation industry, and that ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... expansion in 21 months. The good news is that the "good doctor's" prognosis is for continued strong growth in the global economy. This is backed by, first and foremost, surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of confirmed cases of infections ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy expressed her exasperation with the super industry's defiance in improving and modernising the system. "[Every] single ...

SG rise a bad idea: Chartered Accountants

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... with cashflow; with many struggling just to keep staff employed. We need to be making it easier, not harder, to boost the economy for businesses to invest and for jobs to be created.

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Even Reserve Bank of Australia boss Philip Lowe has given his nod to not keeping JobKeeper: "Given the recovery of the economy, I can understand why the government wants to stop that program." Whaddyathink?

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... recently acquired a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes. Another opportunity lays in decarbonising the economy initiatives. This administration is serious about climate change, he said, which it sees as "existential threats". Some ...