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Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... years. What's not to like? The Government is splurging on its promised low and middle income tax offset, by lower tax rates for small businesses as well as lifting the threshold on write-offs on new equipment purchases, increasing spending on infrastructure ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... the previous financial year. In the previous financial years, receipts were only able to grow at two-thirds these stellar rates. According to the Budget Papers, 43% of the increase in receipts is due growth in tax payments by individuals, 24% is due ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... dispute statistics used 22,000 data points form 20 insurers. Generally, individual advised business showed higher admittance rates than individual non-advised for the same cover type, the regulators said. This could be due to the policyholder having ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... year-on-year rate of 4.2% in February from 4.4% in the previous month - the 18th consecutive month of weakening year-on-year growth rates - as the annual growth in lending for investment housing declined form the double-digit rates of 2014/2015 to a ...

Regulators unite for life insurance transparency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... life insurance claims comparison tool, to help consumers "make more informed decisions," by outlining the claim acceptance rates and average claim time of life insurers. The tool also shows consumers the number of claims-related disputes ad policy cancellation ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... The risk is that this gives the Fed a false sense of security and, like in previous episodes, is opting to keep interest rates on hold instead of cutting them right here right now.

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... report that "Dallas Fed President Kaplan (nonvoter) told the WSJ the recent yield-curve inversion could be a signal to lower rates, but depends on its magnitude and duration (perhaps months) and "we're not there yet" certainly echoes what I penned ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... suggests further weakening in job creation in the coming months. History repeats? Just as today, the RBA has kept interest rates unchanged at 4.75% for 12 months (Nov 2010- Oct 2011) - that time the longest stretch since the GFC - as the unemployment ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Murphy, Vanguard senior manager of government relations and industry policy, said the research showed member contribution rates are anchored in the SG, which demonstrates the importance of good policy design. "What this report provides are key metrics ...

Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... central banks' changes in policies. A change in policy stance from hawkish to dovish and/or an outright cut in interest rates telegraph the central bank's concern over the state of the economy. This is none other exemplified by the Fed projections ...