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Government finds $2.9 billion from super tax

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... million can support an income stream in retirement around four times the level of the single Age Pension. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 2016 budget will provide some relief to Australians struggling to build a decent retirement income. ...

Reforms aimed at supporting women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... build their superannuation savings." In response to the increase in the low income spouse offset, Industry Super chief economist, Stephen Anthony, welcomed the government's decision not to abolish the payment, highlighting the need to close the gap between ...

IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a chief economist, a newly created role for the fund manager. PhD qualified macro-economist Alex Joiner joins the firm, bringing with him over a decade of experience across Australian, New Zealand and Asian economies, with ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... to current policy settings, the budget will remain in actual and structural deficit until at least 2030. KPMG chief economist, Brendan Rynne said: "In the absence of any meaningful tax reform, we don't see government tax receipts covering government ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... economic activity three to nine months ahead - down to minus 1.53 in March from minus 1.07% in February. WBC senior economist, Matthew Hassan, explains: "The Leading Index continues to point to a material loss of momentum and growth pulling back to below ...

NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... the sale price, and none of the sales involved New Zealand assets. Last month BNP Paribas Securities Services and The Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper looking at how the world's pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
NAB Asset Management has appointed a senior economist from AMP Capital. Bob Cunneen joins the global asset management firm from AMP Capital where he spent 23 years as a senior economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... uncertainty, but also provides some assurance that gains in conditions will be sustainable", according to NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. Commonwealth government debt jumps to $422bn Australian Commonwealth government debt has climbed to $422 billion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... uncertainty, but also provides some assurance that gains in conditions will be sustainable", according to NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. Japan bank lending It might still be early days but so far the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) negative interest rates policy ...