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US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... rests on a few moving pieces but is mostly cyclical and central banks have the ability and willingness to address the problem at hand," Schmidt said. "Contrary to some reports, we are not on the cusp of a return to the 1970s inflation inferno." Schmidt ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... implementing policies to improve wage growth, the Morrison government has either pursued policies that have exacerbated the problem or done nothing." In advocation for an end to the 'wage crisis', the ACTU report recommended the government implement ...

ATO slammed for failing to collect billions in unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... because of old-fashioned laws and no effective enforcement." "Along with our federal politicians who could easily fix this problem at its source, the ATO needs to do better than just recovering a dismal 15% of the unpaid super bill each year." Dean concluded ...

SMSFA collaborates with APRA on rollover improvements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... Burgess said: "There is no verification against the information held by the financial institution and therein lies the problem for the APRA regulated funds." To avoid unnecessary rollover delays, Burgess encouraged advisers to clarify what documents ...

Heffron adds head of product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
SMSF administrator Heffron has appointed a head of product, hiring from BT. Kate Sheringham has joined Heffron in the newly created role, moving on from BT where she spent the last six years as national manager, SMSF products. In the new role, Sheringham ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... impacts. With the upcoming Federal election, the findings called on a major party to properly tackle Australia's long-term problem of high labour under-utilisation.

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... those principles, and that's not just translating into improved reporting, but also improve actions." However, the problem of modern slavery is not improving and is most likely getting worse, said Jeff Bond, senior director, sustainability consulting ...

Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... prices has compounded inflationary pressures already affecting the whole world." "Even though inflation is much less of a problem in Australia than in other developed economies at the moment, it is the bogey man stalking credit markets in 2022." Walker ...

Parliamentary committee hears KPMG assumed 'conflicting engagements knowingly'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
A public accountability committee that inquired and reported on the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) has uncovered several damaging findings, including that KPMG engagements were 'rife with conflict'. The TAHE has been the subject of serious accounting ...

AMP Capital hires from Frontier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
AMP Capital has appointed Ben Woolley as manager of real estate equity, hiring from Frontier. Reporting to AMP Capital's investment chief Rob Hattersley, Woolley's role is to solve problems for investors and provide targeted capital engagement ...