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Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... been quietly building a stronger economy owned by Australians," he says. "During this crisis, super has provided emergency relief to individuals and stability in capital markets that can only be assured by large, long term investors with a key stake ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... buying of US Treasuries to keep yields at a targeted rate. US President Trump is determined to get a fifth coronavirus relief package, including a payroll tax cut, approved and going.

WAM responds to Keybridge claims

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... benefit of all KBC shareholders, an independent expert report would be required." WAM has applied to ASIC for technical relief in respect to its 6.9 cents per share offer as a result of the orders made in the proceedings. The corporate watchdog has extended ...

Zurich pledges to COVID-19 support

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Casey, chief executive of Foodbank Australia, said: "Foodbank has seen an unprecedented 48% increase in demand for food relief across our charity agencies. We are seeing new demographic groups who have never had to ask for food assistance before and ...

AMP Foundation offers $2m for COVID-19 recovery

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Foodbank to provide 186,000 meals to Australians from July this year to next summer as COVID-19 increases the demand for food relief. MetLife Australia and MetLife Foundation's donation represent 10,000kgs of food, the company said. It also equals ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... wages, or retrain and up skill workers. Boosting household incomes could be achieved through government payments or tax relief (although this would add to the budget deficit), while governmental support for higher wages and an increase in the minimum ...

IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... financial advisers offer free financial guidance to local communities until the end of September. IOOF said it is providing fee relief to its advisers to volunteer 60 hours of their time over a three-month period to provide financial guidance to people ...

Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... investors as well as a business as usual attitude." The survey also revealed that 20% of tenants had asked landlords for rental relief, with rent deferrals or temporary reductions being the most common outcomes. Of these tenant requests, 15% were unable ...

Government offers guidance provision relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Company directors will not be liable for missing financial guidance targets for the next six months, after the government temporarily amended continuous disclosure provisions to help firms through COVID-19. The amendments, introduced today, ensure companies ...

Sole purpose test poses SMSF rent relief issue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... half a million Australians lose their jobs and countless businesses shuttered but for SMSF trustee landlords offering rent relief to those facing financial hardship could mean they fail to meet the sole purpose test. Breaching the sole purpose test is ...