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Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... parliament, the 'Your Future, Your Super' package will shine a brighter light on fund performance and trustees' expenditure decisions, and help members make better informed decisions about who is looking after their retirement savings," she ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Budget. There might be precious few worrying about the implications of the Morrison government's historic fiscal expenditure - amounting to 11% of GDP this fiscal year -- on the nation's debt - that would reach more than a trillion A-dollars ...

Chief economist update: Splish splash, budget cash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Budget 2020-21 papers reveal, the government would need less deficit spending - tax cuts, business incentives, welfare expenditure - in the coming years as this year's budget reverses a predicted economic contraction of 1.5% this year to an expansion ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Federal budget. Assistance for people with disabilities was the second largest social security expense at $56 billion. Expenditure on the National Disability Insurance Scheme was estimated at $23.4 billion (an additional $3.9 billion in spending on last ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... 10th, Australia this year saw its largest improvement in the Health sub-index due to a higher score in insured health expenditure and finishing in 8th place for life expectancy but dropped in interest rates to 10th and bank non-performing loans at 7th. ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... restrictions. Whatever jobs aren't kept would go to the JobSeeker programme. But both JobKeeper and JobSeeker entail more expenditure for the state and federal governments. Victoria especially is in dire straits. The lockdown is significantly decimating ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... stimulate business activity and help restore the economy, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA said the capital expenditure was identified as part of a survey of industry super funds, IFM Investors and ISPT. The Super in the Economy 2020 report ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... costs borne by taxpayers. Total retirement incomes will be substantially lower, it said, while a spike in Age Pension expenditure would likely be funded by higher taxes. In light of this, the ISA argued that the promised super guarantee increase must ...