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Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... it, Powell will do a re-run tonight when he stands before the Committee on Financial Services in the House of Representatives. Also inferred from Powell's speech... "The job market remains strong. Monthly job gains averaged 223,000 in 2018, and payrolls ...

Super account consolidation to hurt AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... manager said that barring any changes to the Protecting Your Super package - given it now heads back to the House of Representatives after the Senate's amendments last week - it would stand to lose $10 million in operating earnings this financial year. ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... superannuation funds," Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement. The legislation needs to pass the House of Representatives, which returns next week.

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Wilson presented an economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard the current system at the House of Representatives Standing Economics Committee this morning, tasked with investigating the implications of removing refundable franking ...

FSC moves to protect retail super from ALP 'tinkering'

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... superannuation fund members over Labor's proposed changes to franking credits. In a submission to the House of Representatives Economics Committee, the FSC outlined the impact of the current franking system, noting more than 2.6 million members of large ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... "deeply concerned" with the policy and its implications. Higgins confirmed Argo made a submission the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into the implications of Labor's policy, which strongly voices the objections of the ...

ANZ chief says remediation is "distracting"

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... "distraction" and at one point took up to 15 years to compensate some customers. This morning, Elliott told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra that it was one of the two major banks that admitted to ASIC it viewed ...

Banks to answer for Hayne report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... Canberra to face questioning over the findings published in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will commence its next round of public hearings on October 11, 12 and 19. The hearings ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... launched to examine the implications of Labor's policy to remove refundable franking credits. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will investigate the implications of removing refundable franking credits. The review comes ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... practice "as soon as reasonably practicable and to the maximum possible extent." More recently, fronting the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the regulator has not had a chance to consider an ...