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APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... Many also urged APRA to resume its work on improving the transparency on its assessment of costs and benefits of proposed policy changes. APRA assessed itself against six key performance indicators and its ability to: unnecessarily impede the efficient ...

Almost 3000 advisers gone in 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... the pressure to meet FASEA education requirements lifts moderately. Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson agreed that exits are likely to remain elevated through 2021. "The decline in adviser number ...

RBA adds former BT director to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... to the board throughout their terms. Treasury said the appointments of Watkins and Hewson will help ensure that monetary policy continues to support Australia's economic resilience and prosperity through the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... investment activity, and drive the unemployment rate back down." This government spending, along with the RBA's own policy response, of course, have brightened the outlook for the domestic economy. The Federal Treasury now sees GDP expanding by 0.75% ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... But if things don't go as planned, the Fed said: "The committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the committee's goals."

AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... substantial duties definition. The benefit period lasts five years up to the age of 65 and is available as an ordinary policy or through superannuation. IP CORE offers a payment of up to 70% of pre-disablement income (PDI) in the first 24 months of claim ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... retirement and facilitate ageing in place," RMIT said. "There is a place for equity release products in Australia's retirement policy mix, particularly as the retirement savings gap is expected to rise markedly in the near future." The RIR found accessing ...

Commonwealth Super awards mandate for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... this process through to conclusion in the midst of the pandemic." The portfolio will be aligned with CSC's exclusion policy and in line with Osmosis' ethical exclusion list, which includes tobacco and all companies that are in breach of the UN ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... arms of the business. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said that while ISA supports the governments Your Future, Your Super policy intent, he believes there are significant changes to make. "We thought the government had at last focused on reform that ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... "the risks surrounding the euro area outlook remain tilted to the downside". The last paragraph of the ECB's December policy statement provide a synopsis into its current assessment and guidance as to its future policy direction. "The monetary policy ...