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Downsizer contributions skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... $300,000 to their superannuation. Members will have 90 days after settlement to make the contribution, but can seek an extension from the ATO. It is not a non-concessional contribution and will not count towards the contributions caps. The downsizer ...

Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... May (from 5.6% in April). Both reports point to continued weakness/weakening in Australia's labour market and by extension, lesser impetus for domestic consumers - them that make up around 60% of the economy -- to go forth and spend. But hey, the ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... China's economy wrought by the US-China trade war, would continue to underpin Chinese infrastructure investment and by extension, demand for steel and its raw material, iron ore. Australia stands to gain from this, especially with the current price ...

New AFCA remit not enough: Law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... the complaint had been through a financial firm's dispute resolution process. Creevey Russell Lawyers believes this extension in AFCA's jurisdiction is limited to credit facilities under $5 million meaning businesses and farmers with facilities greater ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... been rising faster than inflation since March last year, suggesting rising real household income and spending, and by extension, raise inflation because it would allow UK businesses to pass on higher costs (largely due to a cheaper pound). The BOE is ...

Super funds partner for $250m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... and medium sized enterprises that are already established and help them scale up, instead of investing in startups. By extension of business investment, the fund will add jobs to the Victorian economy. At First State Super, the investment in the fund ...

Advisers not prepared for exam: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... those aren't available either.... So the people doing the exam are doing it on faith." The AFA has been seeking an extension on the exam deadline since it was first proposed, arguing that advisers have many commitments to juggle so cannot do two ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... problem with this is that tepid wage growth leads to less household spending, lower company sales and profits and, by extension, reduce economic activity and lower inflation. Easing inflation would, in turn, encourage households to defer spending, reducing ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... Airport ($5.3bn); Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland rail ($9bn); Melbourne-to-Geelong Fast Rail ($2bn); and Gateway Motorway Extension in Brisbane ($0.8bn).

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... 'normal.'" Higher oil prices reduce household disposable income that, in turn, reduce consumer spending and by extension, economic growth. Higher oil prices increase business input costs, reducing margins and profits that ultimately spur reductions ...