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ISPT writes down assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... resulted in, as it processes about 1400 requests for rental relief. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics this morning, ISPT chief executive Daryl Browning told chair Tim Wilson that a review of the trust's assets ...

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... biggest super funds are set to face parliamentary scrutiny tomorrow as part of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ongoing review. Hostplus, AMP and Cbus are three of the big names set to front the committee in the hearings tomorrow ...

Banks to assess loan deferrals

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... time to make the right decision to suit their needs," Bligh said. Speaking before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn said the bank had received around one million requests for assistance. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... months on -- the time back in August 2014 when then RBA governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough: "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't. I've allowed ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... governor Philip Lowe didn't exactly quote this proverb when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 14, he offered a different prescription. "Give man a fish" - JobKeeper, JobSeeker, Backing Business ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... for super. The statement comes after the Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that an increase to SG will impact wage growth. Additionally, Morrison commented on the suggestion that profitable ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... growth and the government will need to weigh up the impacts of that. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Lowe said the SG increase will be offset by lower wage growth. "It will certainly have a negative effect on ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... industry concerns about the appropriate valuations of unlisted assets. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics public hearing reviewing the 2019 APRA Annual Report, chair of the Committee Tim Wilson questioned the regulator ...

ASIC slammed over SMSF data

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics scrutinised ASIC over its SMSF fact sheet in a public hearing reviewing the 2019 ASIC Annual Report. ASIC's SMSF Fact Sheet published last year outlined that the average cost of running ...

NULIS calls for clearer regulatory definitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... regulatory definitions before it can proceed. In a written response submitted to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, the MLC Super trustee said it needs regulators to differentiate advice offerings. "NULIS recognises that phone-based ...