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Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... the US dollar index rose by 0.7% to 90.8. The fear du' jour is that the US Federal Reserve might start withdrawing policy accommodation sooner than its peddling, sparked by resurgent concerns over inflation. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... fun fact, New Zealand house prices have at the same time surged faster than Australia's. Superannuation has much bigger policy conundrums it should be worrying about and preparing to fight over, and this budget has touched on a few of them. Like how ...

Statewide not contesting ASIC allegations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... about 12,500 members detailing their insurance cover at a time when they did not have cover under a Statewide insurance policy. The regulator also alleged the fund deducted insurance premiums to the tune of $1.5 million from the super accounts of 1300 ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... economy and, therefore, little upward pressure on inflation. Ergo, the US Federal Reserve will continue to keep monetary policy settings highly accommodative as would fiscal policy. However, there are reports that the discouraging non-farm payrolls number ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
As expected, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy board decided to keep current settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... five years but this then runs out, which disadvantages women who have taken time out to raise children. There is no good policy reason why this cannot be changed. "Third, employers might wish to make higher contributions to attract and reward talented ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... Board meeting would have been a ho-hum event had it not been for the month of July. As expected, the RBA left monetary policy settings unchanged - "including the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian government ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... US Federal Reserve was waxing optimistic on the outlook for the general economy at the conclusion of its 27-28 monetary policy deliberations, it cautioned that, "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus, including ...

ClearView appoints head of life strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... efficiencies and scale. "The cornerstone of the transformation program is the delivery of an integrated life insurance policy administration system, underwriting rules engine and adviser portal to coincide with the launch of a new life insurance offer ...