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Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... getting minute pay rises (none for some) than 90% (10% unemployment rate) getting hefty pay increases. Not to mention, the Morrison government's latest tax cuts only works for those who have jobs and pay taxes. Finally, there's the Australian ...

Australians demand SG increase: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... government revealed it would not set a boundary for its upcoming retirement income review, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirming all options - including freezing SG - were open for the review to consider.

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... including the possibility of making contributions voluntary. Speaking to journalists yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the retirement income review would not be bound by the government. Asked whether the legislated increase to the superannuation ...

Open Banking gets another shot in parliament

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The Morrison Government is reviving its Consumer Data Right bill - which includes the Open Banking changes that would give consumers access to and control of their own financial data. The bill was reintroduced to Parliament and read today. Treasurer ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... streets to Jimmy Cliff's classic song for now. Borrowing costs are lower, property prices appear to have bottomed, the Morrison government's tax rebate is in the mail, the stock market is up, and there are positive whispers over a US-China trade ...

Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... and is looking forward to the positives resulting from the RBA's rate cuts and more recently, the passage of the Morrison Government's tax rebates. Especially the Morrison government's tax rebates. According to an article by the Sydney Morning ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... stats. The RBA's back-to-back rate reductions in June and July, along with some fiscal stimuli from the Morrison Government, might be enough to reverse the downtrend in the domestic economy. If not, look out below!

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... counterbalance to the reduced government revenue resulting from the weaker property market - allowing the Morrison Government to expand fiscal stimulus in tandem with the Reserve Bank of Australia, if necessary.

Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... hand were buoyant with the result, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 63% of participants said the Morrison Government's win on May 18 was unexpected. Australia equity strategy portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price Randal Jenneke ...

Government to revisit retirement incomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... investing in digital technology that assists people's financial decision making, it said. In May 2018, the Morrison Government proposed in its 2018-19 Budget the concept of Retirement Income Covenants, which would require trustees to develop retirement ...