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SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... superannuation pool, have joined forces to present this policy to the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board and National Cabinet. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said: "It has always been a bone of contention with the Association ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Hewson said. "After steering Australia successfully through our most serious health crisis in a century, the National Cabinet faces the daunting challenge of creating jobs and getting Australia back to work - issuing a government bond to generate billions ...

FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... access to them. "After steering Australia successfully through our most serious health crisis in a century, the National Cabinet faces the daunting challenge of creating jobs and getting Australia back to work - the financial services sector must be ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... estimation error - the federal government considering re-opening the economy earlier than the July 1 deadline and the National Cabinet discussing structural reforms. It's understable that investors are not putting all their eggs in Australia's ...

Lockdown measures cost $4bn a week: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... contain outbreaks quickly will allow the easing of restrictions while still being able to keep Australians safe. "National Cabinet agreed to bring forward the review of the first phase of removing baseline restrictions on Friday 8 May 2020, including ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Techfront Australia. Whan has been a Club Plus Super trustee director since 2015. Currently the chief executive of the National Irrigators Council, Whan was previously a NSW cabinet minister overseeing different portfolios, including rural water and ...

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... growth was mainly due to a 0.4 percentage point contribution from net exports. Great! Except that a look at Japan's National Accounts show exports subtracted 0.4 points (down 2.4% in the March quarter) while the sharp 4.6% drop in imports contributed ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Japanese officials and investors must be wiping the sweats from their foreheads after the Cabinet Office released its latest National Accounts report and showed the country dodged a recession. Japanese GDP grew 0.3% in the December 2018 quarter following ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... in July, notwithstanding the yen's 1.4% appreciation vis-a-vis the greenback this year to date. The details of the national accounts also provide positive underpinnings for the Japanese economy with growth primarily driven by domestic private demand. ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... Secretary Michael Pratt said. In his new role as NSW's chief economist, Walters will advise the government on state, national and global economic issues and analysis. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the appointment was made with the aim of reinforcing ...