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Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

Retailers should be wary of Amazon: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The majority of people polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey believe the launch of Amazon Marketplace in Australia has potentially dire consequences for local retailers. One-in-four (25%) respondents strongly agree the e-commerce giant will negatively ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
The inclusion of superannuation in the Royal Commission into banks and the broader financial services sector will not delay any proposed or announced policy initiatives on super, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. ...

Treasury rolls out ASIC industry funding fee paper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The Treasury has released its consultation paper for the specific costs ASIC aims to recover from entities the regulator supervises. These costs will include fees for document compliance reviews, licence applications or variations, applications for ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... growth (zero real wages growth), rising utility costs, decreasing disposable income and dwindling savings. The Australian consumer has no choice but to cut back on spending on both essentials and discretionary. There is no question that the Australian ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... "emergency accommodation" that brought the official cash rate to a record low of 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues, we could forget Westpac's outlook for steady rates through to the ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
The Federal Government is seeking public consultation on the long-awaited legislation for the Asia Region Funds Passport and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime. The exposure draft legislation for the Asia Region Funds Passport explains ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Not happy Jan! This is the collective cry of Australian consumers according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best ...