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Australian Unity profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... seek to protect aged care residents, home care customers and the employees who support them, the provision of hardship relief for health insurance and banking customers, and the effect of tightened economic circumstances and the equity market downturn ...

La Trobe launches new loan suite

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... Hospital in Melbourne, to help frontline workers fight COVID-19, as well as an earlier $1 million donation towards bushfire relief efforts. "We believe it is important to recognise the contributions made by our first responders and frontline workers," ...

ASIC grants frozen fund relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
ASIC is granting new relief measures to help investors facing financial hardship get access to money stuck in frozen funds. Pandemic-induced volatility has seen a number of managed investment schemes freeze redemptions for fear of undermining their ...

ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
ASIC has loosened the red tape for companies undertaking an initial public offering with the issuance of regulatory relief. Following a public consultation in February 2020, the corporate regulator has amended the legislation to grant relief for voluntary ...

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... to," AIST said. Despite this, AIST said the legislated increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12% will provide some relief for those who can return to work and in turn increase retirement outcomes. Furthermore, AIST advocates for the removal of ...

Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... position and responded quickly to keep our people safe and our customers in need protected through access to financial relief measures. At the same time, we have maintained the financial and operational strength of our business." The board determined ...

SME insolvencies set to increase

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... SMEs have prevented many companies from going into administration. Just last month the government announced $40 billion of relief, expanding the SME Guarantee Scheme. The government is guaranteeing 50% of new loans to SMEs in partnership with 44 approved ...

GPT bleeds $520 million

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Government imposed lockdowns also saw rental collections drop sharply during the first half of the year, with GPT providing relief to both tenants impacted by the government's commercial tenancy Code of Conduct as well as those not eligible for assistance. ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... threat to act unilaterally if the White House and congressional Democrats failed to secure a deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package. Trump authorized states to pay $400 per week in additional benefits with 75% of the funding coming from the federal ...

ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... Hehir asking him to review the integrity and performance of the ERS scheme. "The scheme was designed to provide financial relief for people experiencing income loss and hardship caused by the economic impact of COVID-19. This was the clear intent of ...