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Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Insurance in super is confusing: Consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... complexity of web-based information. Most members expected this to be a simple self-service process but found that was not the case, the research states. Another reason respondents felt dissatisfied with their experience was because they had not received ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The first comprehensive review of Australia's retirement system has acknowledged that affordable financial advice is what people need to navigate the retirement system. After the Royal Commission exposed deep flaws in Australia's financial advice ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Grattan has previously flagged it expects the review to find Australians have enough retirement income already and hence, a case for increasing SG doesn't exist. It also said it expects tax breaks on superannuation to be tightened. Rice Warner has ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said that insurers essentially made an error in policies by referring to the outdated act. "This case re-affirms that clear, unambiguous language in a contract will be enforced," he said. "It is good news for consumers. ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to stealing client funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... pleaded guilty to 15 offences under the Corporations Act and was committed to the Sydney District Court for sentencing. The case against Hopkins alleged that between 14 October 2016 and 8 October 2019, Hopkins, the sole director of QWL, made 167 unauthorised ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... - via an unsolicited telephone call or any form of "real-time interaction in the nature of a discussion or conversation". Case studies such as ClearView from the Royal Commission found that the existing anti-hawking provisions do not effectively protect ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... But these are not normal times. When interest rates are already low, and private demand is constrained by design as is the case today, the transmission from financing conditions to private spending might be attenuated. This is especially true when firms ...