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Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... that convicted child sex offenders cannot use superannuation - which was set up for retirement income purposes; not to shield criminals' assets - so to ensure that we close the loopholes so any of these out of character contributions can be clawed ...

Super system shields against macro storm: Fundie

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
Australia's compulsory superannuation system is one factor that has helped weather the global macro storm, explained SG Hiscock & Company portfolio manager Hamish Tadgell. Speaking with Financial Standard, Tadgell explained that Australia's super system ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
At least for the next few months while central banks are raising rates, expect the volatility we've seen in share markets, currencies and fixed income to remain in play, warned AMP senior economist Diana Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... ACTU responded to these findings stating that Australian companies that banked record profits rather than using them to shield consumers from cost increases are the leading drivers of inflation. The ACTU said: "New research shows that big businesses ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... the maximum impact on Russia," Yellen said. Yellen added that the US would continue to put sanctions in place which would shield the global economy from the adverse effects of war while imposing maximum harm on Russia and Putin. She claimed the US is ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... Margaret Cole said historically, the choice sector's complexity, variety and sheer volume of options have helped to shield poorer performers from scrutiny. "By shining a light on choice products that are failing to deliver quality, value-for-money ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... Areas (LGAs) to get the jab using the AstraZeneca vaccine. Designed in partnership with the federal government's COVID Shield Taskforce, the initiative provides onsite, workplace vaccination hubs for some employees in South West and Western Sydney. ...

LIC restructures to ETMF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... liquidity needs. They believe the new structure will be a pathway to greater FUM and will benefit unitholders. However, Shield's admitted ahead of the listing of the ETMF that they were prepared for up to 30% of the fund to sell-out at IPO - however ...

SG rise a bad idea: Chartered Accountants

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... everyone else is in survival mode. "Our super system needs protection. Some are putting it to the sword, and it needs a shield. But what we can't do is make it more generous right now," Negline said. "Accountants work first-hand with businesses who have ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... interest of members and excluding the for-profit sector's fees from performance benchmarks. Additionally, it said the reforms shield most underperforming products from performance tests and add unnecessary red tape for the not-for-profit sector. ISA ...