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ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... commitment to our customers and our purpose, informed through his background of public service during his time as a federal government minister and leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has been of significant value to ME Bank and its customers. ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... Australian government to remain committed to the SIV program and to strengthen incentives for applicants. "The federal government's recognition of the value and contribution that our new migrants make is critical to encouraging ongoing investment in ...

Frydenberg takes RC super advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
The federal government has released a tranche of draft legislation implementing much of the recommendations of the Royal Commission, including banning directors of RSEs to hold any other roles and prohibiting trustees from charging advice fees in MySuper ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... the surplus can be maintained". "Further, under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements, the Federal Government covers 50-75% of the recovery costs incurred by the States above given thresholds meaning the total cost is largely out of the ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... reads. The piece continues: "Building on the disaster recovery grants put in place by state governments, the federal government will also provide top-up grants to eligible small businesses and non-profit organisations." "This program is uncapped and ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... as The Fifth Estate wrote in November 2019, the "return to surplus" is partly due to reduced spending. "The federal government also came under fire for cutting funding to disaster response agencies. This has not been confirmed by examining the Commonwealth ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... smoky clouds is that the fires have spurred the Morrison government to act. According to The Australian : "The federal government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the reconstruction of fire-ravaged bridges, roads, critical infrastructure ...

Use 401k to pay student debts: US senator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... for the education expenses of a spouse or dependent from their retirement savings. "Instead of empowering the federal government to increase its involvement in education, which will only raise costs even higher and further lower the value of our dollars ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... generally risk averse, to work out how much of their savings they should live off at any point in time. "The federal government has encouraged the industry to develop better products to help ensure retirees don't outlive their spending. But that's still ...

The cost of mental illness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... SuperFriend, said the report highlights many ways workplaces can support better mental health for employees. "The Federal Government launched the enquiry into mental health to look at really broadly areas outside health that could help Australia and ...