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QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... more income in retirement and the confidence that they will have income for life," he said. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg is putting the pressure on super funds to meet the growing demand for these types of products that address retirees' long-term ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... early last year. Waxing happy at the release of the December 2020 quarter National Accounts, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stressed that: "In the December quarter, direct economic support from the federal government halved... Yet at the same time ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... withdrawing JobKeeper "prematurely" would cause the country's unemployment to spike. Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has already ruled out the possibility of extending the government's "JobKeeper" scheme beyond the end of March this ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan". And just as Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out the possibility of extending the government's JobKeeper scheme beyond the end of March this year - taking ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... for this land down under, it wouldn't be a surprise to find Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Reserve Bank of Australia chief Philip Lowe - also known as Team Australia - crooning this tune at the now opened karaoke ...

ASFA proposes MySuper test

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... authorisation should be retained. If it is unsuccessful, the MySuper authorisation will be revoked. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled the government's version of testing underperformance as part of the Your Future, Your Super reforms on budget ...

Super's role in new $10bn infra spend

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... budget's $10 billion extra infrastructure spend promise, says Frontier Advisors. Last night, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said it will increase the infrastructure investment pipeline from $100 billion for the next decade promised during 2019 ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... uphold the financial security of women, which has been knocked back by the coronavirus pandemic. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is making sure women are not left behind in the budget, promising $240 million to ensure their workforce participation ...

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... and ultimately create more jobs to stabilise the flailing economy, according to the Treasurer. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is hoping the infrastructure spent on roads, rail and bridges will lead to more jobs and a swifter economic recovery, taking ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... three-year bond target and Term Funding Facility (TFF) to below 0.25%. October 6 is also the day when Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to announce a growth boosting budget that includes bringing forward income tax cuts, new infrastructure ...