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Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... solutions, allow signatures to be verified remotely like over videoconference, allow longer for opt-ins to be signed - say six months - to get over the hump of immediate needs being met." He also wants to see ASIC take more of a facilitative approach ...

GDP to contract 10%: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... loan and credit card customers impacted by the pandemic. CBA will make payments to support customers who have been granted a six-month deferral to offset interest on interest costs during the six-month deferral period. This follows the announcement on ...

Janus Henderson announces equity team changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Northern Trust. Janus Henderson said Carmel Wellso, existing director of central equity research, will begin a "well deserved", six-month sabbatical beginning July 1. "Until then, she will work closely with Peron to ensure a seamless transition," the ...

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... May 1 would pose cash flow issues for some Australians, noting those who have already been laid off "may not survive another six weeks without immediate support". "The Australian union movement is pleased to see that the Australian government has heard ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
A six-month lockdown could spur Australia's worst recession since the Second World War, if not the Great Depression, according to the Grattan Institute's Brendan Coates. In an op-ed for The Conversation, the Institute's household finances program director ...

MLC waives licensee fees, delays dealer group transitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... Wealth chief executive Geoff Lloyd informed advisers of five elements of additional support MLC will be providing over the next six months. To reduce financial pressure on advisers, MLC is waiving 100% of licensee fees from today to June 30. Advisers ...

New firm joins Count Financial network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... in effect. "Count Financial has transformed as a business, and while we're proud of what we've achieved in the past six months, we have a busy agenda of new initiatives to continue to roll out," Kennedy said. "We not only enable our advisers ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... September 2019 and March 2020, traffic to Market Forces' super comparison tool increased by 365% compared to the preceding six months. January of this year, with Australia's bushfires at the front of the public's mind, saw four times the ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... week as the government unveils details of its rent-relief measures. Residential and commercial landlords will be banned for six months from evicting tenants affected by the economic shock from the coronavirus. Banks will act as a backstop by offering ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced $130 billion of spending over the next six months to support the livelihoods of Australians who lose their jobs and income as a result of COVID-19. The government anticipates as many as six million Australians ...