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Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
"Betterer and betterer!" Like Alice who "quite forgot how to speak good English", there appears to be universal optimism over the economic outlook as central banks watch "through the looking glass". This sentiment is echoed by the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... superannuation contribution than the average Australian woman," he said. "So, don't give me the 'stuff' that 9.5% is good enough for the woman who cleans my office and 15.5% essential for me. That won't rub."

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
"Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... former SMSF Association chair Deborah Ralston, saying that the industry trades off the public's fears of not having enough money in retirement, pointing to former Prime Minister Paul Keating as one example. Echoing Kay's points, he said too many ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... US unemployment rate which stood at 6.3% as at January 2021 remains far above the 50-year low 3.5% before covid-19, not enough to put upward pressure on wages and, by extension, inflation. Throwing so much greenbacks at the pandemic problem helps restore ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... 2020, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show). Water, water everywhere but not all wants to drink. While there are enough vaccines to go around, only 66.2% of us, Australians all, are willing to be vaccinated (Melbourne Institute's 'Taking ...

AFCA chair under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... AFCA annual general meeting in November that she would not be seeking reappointment in May 2021. However, that's not enough for the Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) group, which is unsatisfied with Coonan's position at the authority. VOFF and ...

Super scammer permanently banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... following a complaint. McSweeny was found unfit to stand trial on 11 February 2020, with the judge finding that there was enough evidence to support the charges of dishonesty and falsifying books in the absence of evidence from the defendant. ASIC also ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... million. Strive Philanthropy founder Jarrod Miles said the spike in giving in 2020 is warmly welcomed but won't be enough. "Sustainable philanthropy is about a change in thinking, not just the rise in dollar donations. The good news of 2020 is that ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... is that we leave workers and communities scarred by the pandemic and the economic toll that it's taken, that we don't do enough to address the pandemic and the public health issues, that we don't get our kids back to school". "There remains tremendous ...