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Chief economist update: The V in recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... a Stage 4 lockdown that's expected to last until 13 September this year (assuming all goes well). Australia's federal government and that of Victoria plan or already have rolled out policies and cash to mitigate the impact on businesses and those ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... uneven and bumpy, with the coronavirus outbreak in Victoria having a major effect on the Victorian economy." Unlike the Federal Treasury's July Economic and Fiscal Update (JEFU) -- published just over a week ago - the RBA was able to incorporate ...

Another sentenced in ATO fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... non-parole period of five years. His arrest was part of Operation Elbrus, which commenced in 2016 and was led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and assisted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). It involved pay-as-you-go withholding tax and goods ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... the national economy and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs - not to mention an even bigger budget deficit. But just as Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said: "The extent of the damage would depend on the effectiveness of the restrictions that's ...

AMP, BT and CBA to face class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... Planning, Financial Wisdom, Count Financial or BW Financial Advice. The class action against AMP has been filed in the Federal Court. Shine said it expects to file class actions against BT and CBA in the coming weeks.

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... measures and better integration of energy storage facilities, she said. "Superannuation funds would like to work with federal, state and local governments to address barriers and improve the viability of large-scale investment in these sustainability ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... at around minus 0.05%. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has already stressed that it won't go negative but as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reiterated overnight: "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the ...

Advisers file class action against AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... recurring revenue to a maximum of 2.5x, Corrs Chambers Westgarth filed an open class action against the wealth giant in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of AMP Financial Planning advisers. The action was initially expected to be filed late last ...

ASIC terminates illegal investment scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
The Federal Court has taken action to dissolve an unregistered investment scheme operated by a former AMP authorised representative. MyWealth Manager was operated by Mustafa Mohammed, along with Mahek Mustafa, Mubashir Mohammed. The scheme related to ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... up last year, buoyed by major world central banks' about face towards a more accommodative policy - led by the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts (July, September and October 2019). Gold prices surged from US$1282.10 an ounce in January ...