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MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER NGS Super - NGS onboarding program ANZ Financial Advice - Financial advice as unique as you Budget Direct - Insurance Solved Fidelity - 'Flourish' La Trobe Financial - Make your money work harder MARKETING CAMPAIGN ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... economic and social damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic" which, together with the European Union's (EU) long-term budget, "will be the largest stimulus package ever financed in Europe," totalling €1.8 trillion. There's money from the ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... higher price of its major commodity export contribute to its growth renaissance, it'll also reduce Australia's budget deficit. In its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in December 2020, the Treasury forecast that iron ore ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... current debt level excludes state, corporate and household debt. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed in the October 2020 Budget a record deficit of more than $213.7 billion. While Australia's economy grew 257% since 1995 off the back of a population ...

Granny flat tax exemption to become law

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... that will reduce the tax burden on granny flats in a move to prevent elder financial abuse. The legislation follows the budget announcement that the government would provide a targeted capital gains tax (CGT) exemption for formal granny flat arrangements. ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... recently, "support incomes and employment in the tourism sector both in New Zealand and Australia". True that. According to Budget Direct: "Tourists from New Zealand spent $2.6 billion in Australia in 2019. The main purpose for travelling to Australia ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... confidence... The healthier economy would eventually be transmitted into the improvement of the government's fiscal budget.

AustralianSuper subverts stapling logic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... members". Silk also argued for the inclusion of administration fees in the new benchmark tests. In the October 2020 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced a test for MySuper. Such products that underperform their benchmark by 0.5 percentage ...

Tax concessions failing women: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... commissioned by the Australia Institute from the Centre for Social Research and Methods revealed tax concessions cost the federal budget $60 billion per year with the majority benefiting men. The four tax concessions consist of negative gearing, superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... roaring 2020's, it's also sparking concern over inflation and soaring US debt - according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), America's public debt soared from US$9 trillion to US$21 trillion between 2010 and 2020. So much so that benchmark ...