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Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... respective governments' decision to gently ease lockdown restrictions, effectively restarting economic activity. "Easy like Sunday morning"? No, Sunday's news wasn't. To paraphrase Mr. Murphy, anything that could go wrong went wrong. Here ...

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... initial estimate was based on COVID shutdowns as they stood then. "The way it panned out is that in the first two days (Sunday and Monday) we received $128 million from almost 15,000 members and then we saw daily amounts lower than that, they were hovering ...

COVID-19 spurs greater scrutiny of foreign investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... regulatory approval to protect national interests during the COVID-19 crisis. The temporary measures, which came into effect on Sunday, mean that every foreign investment will be vetted under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975, regardless ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
The industry superannuation funds for those who work in clubs, hospitality and retail are facing a tough year and have moved to reassure impacted members. With close to or more than half of their members sitting in the millennial age range, the likes ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... government's latest suite of stimulus measures designed to handle the outbreak's economic fallout were announced on Sunday afternoon, including the early release of super for Australians in financial stress as a result of COVID-19. Eligible Australians ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... has changed, and reactions have been more geared toward restarting the economy to try and avoid mass unemployment." On Sunday, China reported no new cases outside of the Hubei province, where the virus outbreak began, and a number of provinces lowered ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... "My problem with ASIC is that they've never addressed the issue that old people are vulnerable and old people read the Sunday newspaper and see ads that promise 10% returns and believe it," Blomfield said. "I don't understand why ASIC isn't out there ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... this week introduce legislation into parliament to increase the penalties for white collar crimes. In a media release on Sunday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said criminal penalties were set to double in some cases, while civil penalties for corporations ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... walk... and then, give some concessions. In fact, according to the Washington Post, "A senior administration official said Sunday that the U.S.-Canada-Mexico deal "has become a playbook for future trade deals." However, whether China responds the same ...

More mums in the workforce: ABS

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... by breast cancer. The nationwide annual Mother's Day Classic fun run and walk will once again be held in major cities on Sunday. Last year Link Fund Administration chief executive Suzanne Holden won the Mother's Day Classic's Corporate Challenge, raising ...