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We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... he said. "This still may ultimately be the experience for some. But for many more, these measures will have provided the bridge that those businesses and their employees needed." Morrison stressed that the support measures are only temporary and the ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... COVID-19 that: "The evidence so far is that our mid-March package is working as expected and it is helping build the necessary bridge to the recovery... With the national health outcomes better than earlier feared, it is possible that the economic downturn ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... mouth: "The evidence so far is that our mid-March package is working as expected and it is helping build the necessary bridge to the recovery. The shape and timing of that recovery depends not only on when restrictions are lifted, but also on the confidence ...

Litigation funders will need AFSLs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Litigation funders will be regulated under the Corporations Act and required to hold an Australian financial services licence, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced today. The Treasurer said the government wants litigation funders to be subject to greater ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... the future," he said. "Temporary and targeted, the new spending measures were not designed to go forever but to build a bridge to the recovery phase." The Treasurer added government debt will not be paid through higher taxes in the future, but through ...

Westpac flags $2.2bn impairment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... through a once in a lifetime health and economic crisis and we are committed to assisting as many customers as possible to bridge this shutdown period." "Our packages are already providing relief to individual and business customers. It is however unfortunate ...

Association of Financial Advisers bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed a new manager education, policy and professionalism. Caz Garrard will step into the position, replacing Angela Karas. Karas has moved to First State Super as business enablement manager. Karas had ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... equities don't perform well, the NFP funds perform well," Dunnin explained. "But there is a lot of water to go under the bridge yet." After the GFC, it took just two years for MySuper products to recover, Dunnin added. "It's encouraging that so far the ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... face backlash. "It is certain that companies that press the eject button on their employees while hauling up any support bridge or those that are profiteering or nakedly gaming the system will be called out," he said. "Already, some investors are calling ...

Bridges acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
Bridges Financial Services will take over the financial planning business of a 140-year-year old bank. Following a comprehensive review, IMB Bank has announced it will sell its financial planning business to Bridges, effective May 1. The sale sees Bridges ...