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Advice firms struggle to make most of socials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... using LinkedIn. They prefer to see their own employees post too, with most practices spending just 10% of their marketing budget on social media advertising. Only 11% of advisers see value in paid posts, the survey shows. However, the survey also found ...

Parliamentary committee hears KPMG assumed 'conflicting engagements knowingly'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
... impact of $5.3 billion. By contrast, NSW Treasury's assumptions indicated that there would be a positive impact on the budget of $4.7 billion. Lyon asserted that the NSW Treasury was dissatisfied with his work but, more concerningly, then displayed unprofessional ...

T. Rowe Price appoints new chief operating officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... management committee. As Fannie Mae's chief operating officer, Johnson managed a team of 3600 and a US$1.4 billion operating budget. She was also responsible for the company's technology, operations, data, modelling, analytics, information security ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... think this explains much of the lift in sentiment, though the focus on relieving cost of living pressures in the Federal Budget may have also played a part. "The fall in petrol prices is likely due to lagged effects of the drop in crude prices since ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Australian National University (ANU) has partnered with St Vincent de Paul Society on a new report highlighting reforms that could make the tax and welfare systems fairer ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... there will be fewer tax paying individuals in the near future, compared to those who are over 65 and net-drawers on the budget, Wood suggested this kind of fiscal strategy from the federal government makes little sense.

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
In his reply to the 2022 Federal Budget, opposition leader Anthony Albanese has promised cheaper childcare and an investment in renewable energy. Like Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Albanese focused much of his Budget reply speech on the cost of living. ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
Contrary to most other years, the superannuation industry has escaped unscathed from the Federal Budget, but not everyone is happy about it. Last night's Federal Budget saw no major changes to superannuation, with the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. The 2022 Federal Budget, handed down last night, delivered a cash splash for the defence forces ...

COVID not only health issue on Budget radar

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... COVID' stage of the pandemic, what are some of the other notable health spending measures outlined in this year's Budget? First of all, the government has allocated $2.4 billion over five years towards reducing the cost of medicines through the ...