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Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... the average borrower with a $500,000 loan and 25-year mortgage term would see repayments shoot up by $65 a month. All four major banks have very quickly announced rate changes for owner-occupiers to the tune of 0.25% effective later this month. In a ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... update at its half-yearly results later this week. Irrespective of NAB's individual circumstances, notably AUSTRAC's 2021 major banks in Australia risk assessment labelled the overall money laundering and terrorism financing risk for the industry as ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its politics more populist and a further disparity ...

SMSFA collaborates with APRA on rollover improvements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... are still frustrating delays. Burgess cited APRA regulated funds inability to adequately verify the SMSF bank account as a major contributing factor to this pain point. Burgess explained that the ATO's SMSF Verification Service (SVS) enabled APRA regulated ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... to work more hours to compensate for inflationary impacts. With the upcoming Federal election, the findings called on a major party to properly tackle Australia's long-term problem of high labour under-utilisation.

SEC rules against Amazon pension case

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... directs employee savings into big oil and companies burning down the Amazon is a valid question," As You Sow chief executive Andrew Behar said. "We believe that most employees actually have no idea that their hard-earned savings are being invested in ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... 2050 or today, it will require unprecedented levels of new infrastructure investment to achieve this net zero economy. "As major investors of pension capital, we see a number of emerging investment opportunities that can generate positive returns while ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... economic conditions' gained 4.7% after a 6.1% increase the week before. 'Future economic conditions' rose 1%. 'Time to buy a major household item' jumped 3.4%, after a sharp 14% decline over the past three weeks. ANZ head of Australian economics David ...

YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... YFYS, given the performance test is assessed on an after-fee basis. JPMAM chief executive for Australia and New Zealand Andrew Creber expressed some concern that super funds may miss out on higher returns by favouring more conservative, benchmark-hugging ...

New digital solution to close advice gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... expertise from a trusted provider, for a lower cost, via a few simple clicks." OpenInvest's chief executive and co-founder Andrew Varlamos said he is thrilled to be partnering with SWU Group to help reach and assist a broad audience. "The SWU Group has ...