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Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... positive shock emerges over the next few months, expect the RBA to continue lowering interest rates and the Morrison government to increase fiscal spending (but only after it's achieved having the Budget surplus immortalised on paper). Forget about ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... of Australia's (RBA) third interest rate reduction this year which brought the official cash rate to 0.75% and the Morrison government's July tax rebate, the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey delivers a grim warning ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... conduct of government and monetary policies, there is no meeting of the minds between Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (and his Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. A report by the Bank for International ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... super system earlier this year, which called for a review of the retirement income system. In July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison maintained the retirement income review would not be bound by the government and would be open to considering any and all ...

Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... government's obsession with achieving a Budget surplus. The Australian Financial Review 's (AFR) headlines say it all: "Morrison warns banks not to get 'sheepish" (September 25) and "Don't force banks to curb loans" - uttered by Australian ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... the Hayne Royal Commission. At a Q&A session at the Institute of Public Administration last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about how regtech could demystify the regulatory process of all three layers of Australian government. After May's ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... the June quarter GDP growth would have been negative. It's not surprising therefore that both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg are talking their heads off rationalising the woeful set of numbers under their watch. As per ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Appearing at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Senator Hume said the Morrison government is listening to the concerns of financial advisers but did not deliver the announcement of an extension to the deadline ...

Treasurer moves on broker remuneration

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... that any breach of that duty should be subject to a civil penalty. The latest announcement comes after the Morrison Government released its roadmap for implementing Commissioner Hayne's recommendations. "Mortgage brokers play an important role in promoting ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded four Federal Treasurers - Wayne Swan, Chris Bowen, Joe Hockey, and Scott Morrison (now prime minister) - before him. According to the Budget Papers 2019-2020, Australia's underlying cash balance would be ...