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Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... times. The relief we would like to see is to free up capacity so advisers can focus on seeing clients and everyday Australians and help them get the right advice for their particular circumstances." The relief The Advisers Association is proposing includes ...

Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... that the government's JobKeeper program may provide funds with some relief from the Early Release Scheme, as more Australians remain employed. However Ryan is adamant the well publicised liquidity issues facing super funds still persist, noting the specific ...

GDP to contract 10%: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... each month which can result in customers paying interest on interest each month," Sullivan said. "To support more Australians, we will make a one-time payment to all customers who are receiving a home loan deferral because of the coronavirus." The bank ...

Westpac names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... customers and protecting our people. We have a critical role to play alongside government and our regulators in supporting Australians and New Zealanders and our countries' financial systems," King said. King added that his medium-term priorities ...

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... together over the past few weeks to call on the government to subsidies wages to the tune of at least 80%, to ensure Australians were employed even in the face of the strict self-isolation requirements thrust upon the nation. "The union movement has ...

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... firm's most popular products. The global funds management giant's new Vanguard Personal Investor offering will allow Australians to invest in the firm's Australian-listed ETFs brokerage free, in a move Vanguard said is aligned to its "ongoing commitment" ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... superannuation fund administrators like Link and Mercer will also shoulder extra work load. Treasury's estimate is that Australians will withdraw about $27 billion but Rice Warner believes the number could be much higher, in the $40 billion to $50 ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Senator Jane Hume has denounced mergers between super funds with similar membership bases, saying concentrated memberships can make funds weak and smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR ...

ATO to verify early release requests

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... funds to its members in a timely manner," Hume said. "I don't think that sounds unreasonable. "Neither do most Australians, who have met the news that they can access their own savings for this unforeseen crisis with relief." Hostplus responded positively ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... cost has increased after the Morrison government's announcement of a $130 billion wage subsidy scheme to keep us, Australians all, in our jobs. According to the AFR, "this equates to "6.65 per cent of GDP. Total fiscal stimulus so far is $214 billion ...