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Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... role of each pillar in retirement, distributional impacts across the population and over time, and the impact of current policy settings on public finances. It was handed down to the Treasury on July 24 and hasn't been released since, including during ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... occurrence. "The ICA has already taken steps to fund and progress a further test case through AFCA to provide clarity on whether policy coverage triggers in certain business interruption policies, including QBE business interruption policies, are satisfied ...

AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... than the indices after it started measuring carbon intensity in 2013. "While there are some positive elements to the new policy, it does not categorically rule out coal mining or coal power investments, set a path to exiting the oil and gas sector, nor ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... the culture at the Commonwealth Bank as being an example of cultural change happening quickly, thanks to a zero-tolerance policy. "Anyone who says [cultural change] takes 10 years is probably a consultant who wants a 10-year contract," Samuel said. Samuel ...

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... challenging - and yet it is also even more essential." JPMAM said, most critically, it expects fiscal intervention will remain a policy tool well into the next cycle. "The alignment of monetary and fiscal policy in the same supportive direction is perhaps ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... that averages 2% over time. Therefore, following periods when inflation has been running below 2%, appropriate monetary policy will likely aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2% for some time." There was also the swift recovery in China's economy ...

SEC chair to depart

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... access to raise capital in public and private markets and advanced more than 65 final rules to date from the Commission's policy divisions and offices. Prior to being named as chair of the SEC, Clayton was a partner at financial law firm Sullivan & Cromwell ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... In her introductory speech, Lagarde stated that: "The nature of the pandemic also affects the transmission of monetary policy. In normal times, normally, an easing of financial conditions boost demand by encouraging firms to borrow and invest and encouraging ...

AIST pokes holes in Your Super, Your Choice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... allocations which in turn would lead to poorer returns to members," it said. In closing, the AIST said: It is important that policy changes to a mandatory retirement savings system be made in the best interests of super fund members and address the areas ...