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AFCA tallies up COVID-19 complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... Complaints Authority (AFCA) received close to 1500 complaints about superannuation funds over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Releasing data now that the World Health Organisation has declared the pandemic over, AFCA said it received in excess of ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... interest rates, together with geopolitical tensions and the risk of global financial systems collapsing. "Outside of the pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis, the next two years are expected to be the weakest for global growth in over two decades. ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... such a low bar to be aiming for." "Labour rights is so much broader," she said. "In the last 10 years, we've had the pandemic and it's had a huge impact on the apparel sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... experience of advisers who provided stockbroking and investment advice during the period of market volatility caused by the pandemic, "which also provided lived experience in volatile economic conditions. This is now reflected in the draft legislatio ...

AFCA chief to serve second term

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... said. "He has also led the organisation through a period of significant growth in complaints as a result of the COVID pandemic, natural disasters and scams." Locke said he is honoured to have been invited to stay on. "AFCA plays a very important role ...

Digitisation an immediate area of growth: Fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... still see them powering ahead, but perhaps a bit slower for a period of time." These companies all benefited from the pandemic, too. "Tech in general benefited from a very high period of growth, and they've already seen quite a slowdown last year, so ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... written into law, it may have prevented the previous government from allowing the disastrous early release during the pandemic. A 30-year-old who took out $20,000 during the pandemic could now be $80,000 worse off at retirement, it found. "Australians ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... rates, rising inflation, technological advancements, and demographic shifts. Unforeseen disruptions, like the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions, have further fuelled retail trading growth. However, the taskforce raised concerns over ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... global landscape and its potential impacts on Australia. Geopolitical tensions, combined with the impact impacts of the pandemic have wreaked havoc across our global supply chains, Naughtin noted. "The most recent snapshot that we saw from the ABS suggests ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... of work, and really reflects the balance of power in the workplace shifting to employers." Quiggin adds that the COVID pandemic has been a powerful tool in influencing both employers and employees towards more flexible work. "The pandemic opened the ...