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Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... colleagues would stop the construction of low-cost housing depriving many people a shot at owning a home, and destroy the jobs and strong returns to members that these sorts of investments create." Dean said experts have already disproven Wilson's ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... reported that 29,100 workers found employment in January - in line with market expectations. Though the monthly addition in jobs has slowed -- 180K in October, 90K in November and 50K in December - January marked the fourth straight month of employment ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... Financial Standard that the industry tends to overlook seasonal events or milestones in members' lives such as transitioning jobs, starting a family and buying a new house, that could be enriched from advice. Using its employee and super fund member ...

The future of quality advice: SMSFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... advisers. They don't want to be in a position where their advice is suboptimal and indeed, they don't want to lose their jobs or livelihood by making simple errors," Ryan said. The second point is having a clear understanding of client value proposition. ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... included the sale of Westpac General Insurance, Westpac Pacific and NZ Wealth advisory; returning 300 out of 1000 offshore jobs to Australia and ending its relationship with IOOF.

SG rise a bad idea: Chartered Accountants

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... the correct policy but implementing it in the current environment is the wrong time. "The reason we paused our policy is jobs. Super is a percentage of a salary, and you need a job to get a salary," Negline said. "The priority right now should be keeping ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... reported that 50,000 workers found employment in December - in line with market expectations. Though the monthly addition in jobs has slowed from 180,000 in October and 90,000 in November, it remains a great feat when placed in the context of the resurgence ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... sustainable infrastructure are high on the agenda. Additionally, the administration believes these initiatives will create jobs, he said, as its mantra is "creating good paying or 'union jobs' creates middle-class jobs". At this stage, details ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... next few years." Madam Yellen's is backed by the latest US non-farm payrolls report that showed the economy added 49,000 jobs in January -- lower than market expectations for a 50,000 increase and followed the 227,000 lost in December 2020....and the ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... Biden, is bidding the Congress to pass his US$1.9 trillion stimulus package. The BLS reports that the economy added 49,000 jobs in January. This is lower than market expectations for a 50,000 increase and followed the distribution of 227,000 pink slips ...